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There is no technology today to collect space junk. Such space junk (dead satellites, booster rockets, nuts and bolts, paint chips, etc.) can only be removed as the orbit of each piece slowy decays due to atmospheric drag.
It is technically feasible to have a robotic or manned spacecraft rendezvous with a large dead satellite and attach a retro rocket and guidance package and de-orbit the satellite. However doing so today is prohibitively expensive.
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What orbits a planet and its not a moon?
An object which orbits a planet is generically called a satellite. The moon is a satellite, but so are artificial satellites, and occasionally asteroids and space junk.
Is Saturn Space Junk?
No. Space junk consists of fragments of spacecraft left in space. Saturn is a planet.
What is the effect of space junk now and in the future?
Space junk, in others words is trash floating around our Earth caught in a circular orbit. Space junk has caused problems and I will happily list a few for the answer. For one, if it is biggest enough sometimes it will fall back to the Earth and unlike most things, not burn up in the atmosphere and come crashing to Earth which itself poses dangers. Another is moving space junk can become problems to space stations. Damage, severe or little can be caused by junk ramming into the station. More problems it poses by space shuttles can, sometimes, hit space junk which you can figure is a problem. More or less Space Junk in other words is pollution in space.
Can space junk create a blackhole?
No, space junk cannot create a black hole. Black holes are formed through the gravitational collapse of massive stars, not by random objects floating in space. Space junk can, however, pose dangers to spacecraft and satellites in orbit.
Who discovered space junk?
Space junk is not really a discovery. Humans put it there. We've got large quantities of junk orbiting our planet because we don't pick up after ourselves. It's not really any more of a discovery than litter is. There's no Christopher Columbus of litter, and that's basically what space junk is. So I can't really tell you who.
Does space junk interfere with satellite operations or with space shuttle missions?
Yes it can
Who first discovered space junk?
Space junk was first discovered in 1957 by the U.S. military tracking systems. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, which left debris in orbit around Earth, leading to the realization of space junk.
How does space junk look?
Space junk can take any shape or size. Technically, space junk is nothing more than objects left in space which no longer serve a specific purpose. It can everything from a missing screw dropped by an astronaut during a spacewalk to parts of a satellite which has broken down and drifting freely. A major source of space junk was the 2009 collision between an old nonfunctional Russian satellite called Kosmos 2251 and the satellite Iridium 33 owned by a US company specializing in satellite telecommunication. The collision resulted in a total destruction of both units and more than 500 individual pieces of space junk.Space junk is a big concern as the fast velocities in outer space can destroy functioning space crafts, satellites, and space stations, as well as hurt astronauts.
What orbits a planet and its not a moon?
An object which orbits a planet is generically called a satellite. The moon is a satellite, but so are artificial satellites, and occasionally asteroids and space junk.
What contributes to making space junk?
Any waste materials in space. All satellites have a lifetime and after they have expired, the earth has no control over them and it floats aimlessly (junk). Also, meteorites can crash into a satellite (as well as other disasters) and it is blasted off orbit and becomes junk materials in space.
What are two disadvantages of using artificial satellites?
one is that when a artificial satellite runs out of use it becomes space junk
What countries contribute to space junk the most?
The United States and Russia are the countries that have historically contributed the most to space junk through their extensive satellite programs and various space missions. Other countries such as China, India, and European nations have also made significant contributions to the accumulation of space debris in Earth's orbit.
What are you when you collect junk?
A packrat.
What is space junk made up of?
Space junk is nonfunctional satellites, later stages of booster rockets that made it into orbit, and any thing left behind by astronauts and cosmonauts, such as gloves, nuts, bolts, garbage bags, ice and the like.
How does space junk in to space?
"Space Junk" gets into space because of us leaving materials behind when we visit space.
What are people doing to prevent space junk?
People are actively working to prevent space junk by implementing guidelines to minimize debris creation during satellite launches, developing technologies to safely remove debris from orbit, and creating international agreements to promote responsible space operations. Additionally, satellite operators are increasingly designing their spacecraft to be either deorbited at the end of their mission or moved to a higher "graveyard orbit" to reduce the risk of collisions.
Why are satellite dishes made of metal?
They are made of metal for the simple reason of just not many things can survive in space due to the fact space is cold and they is no air. Anything else may just detoryed by metors or any other space junk hitting them. That's Really it. Metals reflect microwaves that carry information between communication satellites and satellite dishes. Other materials tend to absorb the information so it doesn't travel efficiently.
