April 2024 Issue of ODQN Now Available
April 12, 2024
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The April 2024 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available.
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ODQN: First Issue of 2024 Now Available
February 13, 2024
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The February 2024 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available.
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October 2023 Issue of ODQN Now Available
November 14, 2023
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The October 2023 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available.
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August 2023 Issue of ODQN Now Available
September 06, 2023
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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available. See the latest updates as of August 2023.
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Two Years of Space Traffic: Current Trends in New Payloads and Debris in Orbit
June 06, 2023
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The June 2023 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available and includes the article “Two Years of Space Traffic: Current Trends in New Payloads and Debris in Orbit,” republished here.
This issue also includes the articles “ISS Maneuvers Twice in a Week's Span to Avoid Potential Collisions,” “Three Minor Breakups in First Quarter of 2023” and “Recent Advances in Modeling Hollow Objects During Reentry,” among other articles.
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ODQN: First Issue of 2023 Now Available
March 23, 2023
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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available. See the latest updates as of March 2023.
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First 2022 Issue of ODQN Now Available
March 22, 2022
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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available. This March 2022 issue includes the articles "The Intentional Destruction of Cosmos 1408," "Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM) 3.2 Release" and "Debris Assessment Software (DAS) 3.2.1 Release." Fragments from the Russian Anti-Satellite test in November 2021 were added to the new ORDEM and DAS. The timely release of the two models will help satellite operators better assess risks from Orbital Debris for the safe operations of their missions.
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December 2021 Issue of ODQN Now Available
December 20, 2021
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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available. This December 2021 issue includes the articles "Accidental Collision of YunHai 1-02," "Updated NASA Technical Standard for Limiting Orbital Debris" and "Experimental Hypervelocity Impacts of Non-Spherical Projectiles on Whipple Shields."
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Randy Cruz Receives Yes, If Coin for SMA Advocacy
August 20, 2021
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Captain Randy Cruz, former senior advisor to the NASA administrator, received a “Yes, If” coin on July 23, for serving as a constant advocate for Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) at NASA.
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