FAA Considers Centaur Upper Stage Disposal

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FAA to complete orbital debris upper stage regulations in 2025

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A Centaur upper stage left in a geostationary transfer orbit from the March 2018 Atlas 5 launch of the GOES 18 weather satellite had broken up.

The company says it is tracking more than 40 pieces of debris from the Centaur , which had been in an orbit with a perigee of 7,634 kilometers and apogee of 34,953 kilometers .

The FAA is reviewing public comments it received on draft regulations to refine the final rule.

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