Talk:List of space debris producing events

Updating debris count
For consistency the date in the last column in the recent events column should be updated when all rows are updated.— Sbsail talk 21:26, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

space-track.org provides a fairly straighforward way to get the current debris count once you create a free account. Go to the query builder, select class "satcat_debut", set limit 1, check "metadata". Define predicates -- INTLDES like 2010-041 (international designator of the fragmented object stripping letters), OBJECT_TYPE = DEBRIS, DEBUT > 2019-08-10 (a date a few days before the event, in the ISO format). Hit "Build query" and "Run query." It will return "request_metadata" set with "Total" count. To find the number of pieces still in orbit add DECAY = null-val predicate.— Sbsail talk 21:26, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Briz-M
I don't have time to check the details, but the list seems to be missing a couple of Briz-M explosions which produced a lot of debris. -- W.  D.   Graham  21:02, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

Title
I'm not going to start an RM at this stage, but it might be worth considering changing the title of this article. By definition, any satellite launch is a "space debris producing event", so a more precise title might be useful. -- W.  D.   Graham  21:02, 4 May 2013 (UTC)


 * No, space debris refers to defunct orbital objects. --Roentgenium111 (talk) 13:18, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

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Inclusion criteria
For both tables we should have criteria for inclusion — either a set number of entries or a cutoff value. I just updated the "top debris creation events" table, but only made sure everything that was included before is still there. --Lasunncty (talk) 06:08, 11 December 2022 (UTC)