Talk:In-orbit fragmentation

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Very nice article! OrbitalNomad (talk) 13:12, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks SierraNevata (talk) 13:17, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Overall, this is a well-written and comprehensive article with good coverage of the subject. I don't find any problem. I think the article is in very good shape. Nice work！ Arelativelygoodname (talk) 13:28, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks SierraNevata (talk) 13:36, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi, that's a very good article. I would just consider enlarging the plot image to be able to read the axes labels. Nice work! MarcoBalo (talk) 13:40, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks SierraNevata (talk) 13:44, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Beta Beta Beta (talk) 11:18, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that the largest in-orbit fragmentation event was a Chinese anti-satellite missile test in 2007, which generated over 3,500 separate fragments?

• Source: "ESA's fragmentation database". fragmentation.esoc.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-07-02.

• • ALT1: ... that in-orbit fragmentations of satellites in geostationary orbit can lead to fragments remaining in space for a very long time? Source: Vallado, David A. (2022). Fundamentals of astrodynamics and applications. Space technology library (Fifth edition, first printing ed.). Torrance, CA: Microcosm Press. pp. 646–689. ISBN 978-1-881883-20-3.
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Moved to mainspace by SierraNevata (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 112 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:28, 7 July 2026 (UTC).

• New enough and large enough. QPQ present. No textual issues I can see. Hook fact ALT0 checks out. Can I get a quote from ALT1 to verify it since it's an offline source, SierraNevata? Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 22:54, 21 July 2026 (UTC)