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Space junk in Earth orbit

auteur: ESA/Sa/Novapix

référence: e-sat99-00119

Image Size 300 DPI: 54 * 49 cm

Eighty percent of all catalogued objects are in low-Earth orbit (LEO), which extends to 2000 km above the Earth's surface. To observe the Earth, spacecraft must orbit at such a low altitude. The spatial density of objects increases at high latitudes.

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EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - ILLUSTRATION - POLLUTION - POSTER - SPACE - SPACE DEBRIS -