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Why can even small orbital debris damage a spacecraft?

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  1. It is extremely cold
  2. It moves at very high speed
  3. It is strongly magnetic

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  1. NASA Small Spacecraft Deorbit Systems www.nasa.gov/smallsat-institute/sst-soa/deorbit-systems Checked 2026-10-10.

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