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The 18 pages that link to Orbital decay, each with the reason it gives.

• Dynamical frictionRelated: Dynamical friction is one mechanism that drives orbital decay in stellar and galactic systems.

• Sputnik 1Related: Atmospheric drag lowered Sputnik 1's orbit until it reentered the atmosphere in January 1958.

• Space debrisRelated: Atmospheric drag can remove low-orbit debris, but the process may take decades or longer.

• Low Earth orbitRelated: Drag lowers spacecraft orbits until they must maneuver or reenter.

• Satellite constellationRelated: Low-orbit satellites eventually need replacement or propulsion to maintain their assigned positions.

• Atmospheric dragRelated: Drag removes orbital energy from satellites passing through residual atmosphere.

• Binary pulsarRelated: A shrinking orbit can reveal energy carried away by gravitational waves.

• Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal GalaxyRelated: Dynamical friction causes Sagittarius’s orbit to shrink as it moves through the Milky Way’s halo.

• Kessler syndromeRelated: At low altitudes, decay removes debris and limits how long a collision cascade can persist.

• SatelliteRelated: Drag can shorten a satellite's lifetime and eventually bring it back into the atmosphere.

• Satellite galaxyRelated: It describes how some satellites spiral toward their host before disruption or merger.

• Orbital energyRelated: Drag or other losses remove orbital energy and usually lower a satellite's orbit.

• Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.Related: The measured decay in the Hulse–Taylor system matched relativistic predictions.

• Russell Alan HulseRelated: The measured decay of PSR B1913+16’s orbit agreed with gravitational-wave predictions.