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KESSLER SYNDROME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kessler syndrome
1, record 1, English, Kessler%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Kessler syndrome is a theory proposed by NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration] scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978, used to describe a self-sustaining cascading collision of space debris in [low Earth orbit]. It's the idea that two colliding objects in space generate more debris that then collides with other objects, creating even more shrapnel and litter until the entirety of LEO is an impassable array of super swift stuff. 2, record 1, English, - Kessler%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de Kessler
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20Kessler
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Augmentation de plus en plus rapide du nombre de débris spatiaux en orbite terrestre, qui est provoquée par les collisions entre des objets spatiaux engendrant, à un rythme plus élevé que celui de leur élimination naturelle par freinage atmosphérique, de nouveaux débris. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Kessler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le freinage atmosphérique fait diminuer l'altitude de l'orbite des objets spatiaux et conduit in fine à leur rentrée dans l'atmosphère. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Kessler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le syndrome de Kessler pourrait empêcher l'utilisation de certaines orbites, notamment aux altitudes où évoluent les satellites d'observation, comprises entre 700 et 1 100 km. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Kessler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le syndrome de Kessler doit son nom à l'expert qui a théorisé ce phénomène. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Kessler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
syndrome de Kessler : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 28 juin 2017. 2, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Kessler
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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