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Compared to the 33 collision avoidance manoeuvres (CAM) the International Space Station (ISS) has had to conduct since 1999, three CAMs were required in | DH Latest News, DH NEWS, Latest News, NEWS, International, Science , ISS, space debris, The International Space Station, collision avoidance manoeuvres, Nasa
The International Space Station (ISS) had to perform three collision avoidance manoeuvres (CAM) in the year 2022 alone, in contrast with the total of 33 manoeuvres it has had to do since 1999.
The orbiting lab that houses a handful of astronauts and circles the earth at speeds of over 28,000kmph, at an altitude of 425kms, faces the constant risk of large and small objects that constitute space debris, said a top NASA scientist.
During a collision avoidance manoeuvre, the orbiting spacecraft fires its engines in order to move away and stay clear of an incoming object.
The word space debris can commonly be interpreted as man-made objects in space that are no longer serving a useful purpose. This could include large and small defunct satellites, spent upper stages of rockets, etc. However, the larger objects are far lesser in number, and it is far easier to track and predict their movement, whereas the real threat to space assets is posed by millions of millimetre-sized space debris, said a top NASA scientist.
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