space debris
as defined in Decision No 541/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16…, Article 2, point (3) (Definitions)
any space object including spacecraft or fragments and elements thereof in Earth's orbit or re-entering Earth's atmosphere, that are non-functional or no longer serve any specific purpose, including parts of rockets or artificial satellites, or inactive artificial satellites
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Also defined in
- Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space… 32021R0696, Article 2, point (4)
any space object including spacecraft or fragments and elements thereof in Earth’s orbit or re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, that are non-functional or no longer serve any specific purpose, including parts of rockets or artificial satellites, or inactive artificial satellites