Gabbard diagram

English

Etymology

Developed by John Gabbard at NORAD.

Noun

Gabbard diagram (plural Gabbard diagrams)

  1. (space science) A scatter plot on which the periapses and apoapses of the pieces of space debris from a single fragmentation event are plotted with respect to the pieces' orbital periods.
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