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• ARES | Orbital Debris Program Office

  The NASA Orbital Debris Program Office, located at the Johnson Space Center, is recognized world-wide for its initiative in addressing orbital debris issues.

• ARES | Orbital Debris Program Office | Debris Modeling

  Skip to Content Debris Modeling NASA scientists continue to develop and upgrade orbital debris models to describe and characterize the current and future debris environment. Engineering mo...

• ARES | Orbital Debris Program Office | ORDEM 3.2

  Skip to Content ORDEM 3.2 : OD Engineering Model The latest version of the NASA Orbital Debris Engineering Model, ORDEM 3.2, has been released. The model is appropriate for those engineering sol...

• ARES | Orbital Debris Program Office | Debris Measurements

  Skip to Content Debris Measurements Measurements of near-Earth orbital debris are accomplished by conducting ground-based and space-based observations of the orbital debris environment. Da...

• ARES | Orbital Debris Program Office | LEGEND

  Skip to Content LEGEND : 3D/OD Evolutionary Model LEGEND is a full-scale, three-dimensional, debris evolutionary model that is the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office’s primary model for st...

• ARES | Orbital Debris Program Office | Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is orbital debris? Orbital debris is any human-made object in orbit about the Earth that no longer serves any useful purpose. 2. What are examples of orbital debris? Dereli...