Kessler syndrome
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The Kessler syndrome (also called the Kessler effect, collisional cascading or ablation cascade), proposed by the NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978, is a scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) is high enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade—each collision generating space debris which increases the likelihood of further collisions. One implication is that the distribution of debris in orbit could render space exploration, and even the use of satellites, infeasible for many generations.
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See also
- 1985 ASM-135 ASAT anti-satellite missile test
- 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
- 2009 satellite collision
- Graveyard orbit
- Laser broom
- P78-1
- SNAP-10A
- Space debris
- Space Liability Convention
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