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When will the first space mission remove more than one piece of space debris from orbit?

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What total mass (in tonnes) of space debris will be removed by active measures by 2040?

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If Kessler syndrome is not triggered, when will peak space debris be reached?

2040-08

What percent of spacecraft will satisfy post mission disposal regulations in the decade of 2020-2029?

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Authors:

Kostas

Opened:

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Scheduled resolution:

Space

Economy & Business

Technology

Outline of space science

Astronomy

Physics

European Space Agency

Space debris

Kessler syndrome

Environmental science

Low Earth orbit

What total mass (in tonnes) of space debris will be removed by active measures by 2040?

19.1

If Kessler syndrome is not triggered, when will peak space debris be reached?

2040-08

What percent of spacecraft will satisfy post mission disposal regulations in the decade of 2020-2029?

59.3

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When will the first space mission remove more than one piece of space debris from orbit?

Make a Prediction

What total mass (in tonnes) of space debris will be removed by active measures by 2040?

If Kessler syndrome is not triggered, when will peak space debris be reached?

What percent of spacecraft will satisfy post mission disposal regulations in the decade of 2020-2029?

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What total mass (in tonnes) of space debris will be removed by active measures by 2040?

If Kessler syndrome is not triggered, when will peak space debris be reached?

What percent of spacecraft will satisfy post mission disposal regulations in the decade of 2020-2029?

What total mass (in tonnes) of space debris will be removed by active measures by 2040?

If Kessler syndrome is not triggered, when will peak space debris be reached?

What percent of spacecraft will satisfy post mission disposal regulations in the decade of 2020-2029?

What total mass (in tonnes) of space debris will be removed by active measures by 2040?

If Kessler syndrome is not triggered, when will peak space debris be reached?

What percent of spacecraft will satisfy post mission disposal regulations in the decade of 2020-2029?