File:The history of space debris creation ESA23214457.jpeg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(1,920 × 2,593 pixels, file size: 1.66 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

The millions of fragments of debris in orbit today are the direct result of 'fragmentation events' in the past. Of the nearly 650 events known to date, those caused by propulsion have created the greatest amount of space debris.

Summary[edit]

Description
English: The millions of fragments of debris in orbit today are the direct result of 'fragmentation events' in the past. Of the nearly 650 events known to date, those caused by propulsion have created the greatest amount of space debris.
Energy left undisposed of on-board a satellite or rocket body can lead to explosions. For this reason, the international space debris mitigation guidelines require that satellites are 'passivated' at the end of their mission - for example by emptying fuel tanks and disconnecting batteries.
Because of these guidelines, and passivation technologies being developed by ESA and others, we expect a similar graph for the future to have far fewer propellant-fueled explosions in the future. However, as traffic in space rapidly increases, the number of collisions is expected to rise.
Find out how we know about the causes of debris-creating events, and how this can help us prevent them in the joint ESA-UN podcast that narrates this infographic.
Date 17 March 2021 (upload date)
Source The history of space debris creation
Author European Space Agency
Activity
InfoField
Operations
Set
InfoField
ESA-UN infographic

Licensing[edit]
This media was created by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Where expressly so stated, images or videos are covered by the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO) licence, ESA being an Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO), as defined by the CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence. The user is allowed under the terms and conditions of the CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO license to Reproduce, Distribute and Publicly Perform the ESA images and videos released under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence and the Adaptations thereof, without further explicit permission being necessary, for as long as the user complies with the conditions and restrictions set forth in the CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence, these including that:
  • the source of the image or video is duly credited (Examples: "Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NavCam – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0", "ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0", "ESA/Photographer’s name, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0"), and
  • a direct link to the CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO license text is provided, and
  • if changes were made to the original image or video, there is a clear statement on the Adaptation indicating that changes were made to the original content; Adaptations must be Distributed or Publicly Performed under the Applicable License, as set forth in Article 4b of the CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence.
See the ESA Creative Commons copyright notice for complete information, and this article for additional details.
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO license.
Attribution: ESA / UNOOSA, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current20:47, 28 March 2024Thumbnail for version as of 20:47, 28 March 20241,920 × 2,593 (1.66 MB)OptimusPrimeBot (talk | contribs)#Spacemedia - Upload of https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2021/03/the_history_of_space_debris_creation/23214446-8-eng-GB/The_history_of_space_debris_creation.png via Commons:Spacemedia

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:The_history_of_space_debris_creation_ESA23214457.jpeg&oldid=864034630"