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English: Overview of the key space sustainability issues being considered in the 2020s decade. In the upper left corner, an axonometric view displays various Earth orbits, illustrating space debris and active satellites. The diagram includes a separate sheet for each orbit type, detailing the height, typical speed of objects, the number of active satellites, and essential sustainable practices for damage prevention and mitigation. To the right, a diagram displays Low Earth Orbit's debris density, and notable active satellites by height. At the bottom, the graphic enumerates crucial points for the sustainable utilization of space across diverse celestial bodies, such as Earth, the Moon, Mars, the asteroid belt, and other sensitive celestial bodies within our solar system.
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Author Pablo Carlos Budassi
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Image created by Pablo Carlos Budassi for Wikimedia Commons. Please mention the original author's name on each image copy you use.

This image was featured in November 2023 in an op-ed essay on space sustainability for the Diverse Dozen program: https://www.ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DiverseDozen-2023-Pablo-Carlos-Budassi.pdf

Solar System objects images credit: NASA/ESA/UAESA. Space debris orbits scheme data: Moriba Jah, AstriaGraph. Space debris density in LEO diagram data: 2021 NASA Space Debris Presentation to STSC.

More info at the artist's website: https://www.pablocarlosbudassi.com/2021/02/space-sustainability.html

Suggestions for making this scheme more accurate and descriptions in other languages are welcome. Please get in touch for any comments or suggestions to improve the accuracy of the diagram: pablocarlosbudassi@gmail.com

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Overview of key space sustainability issues under consideration.

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