noun
space debris; space junk
Technical and news term for defunct human-made objects in orbit. The synonym 宇宙ゴミ is also used.
See also: 宇宙ゴミ
スペースデブリが増えると、宇宙開発に危険が及ぶ。
As space debris increases, it poses a danger to space development.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
More colloquial and direct Japanese equivalent; スペースデブリ is the formal loanword often used in technical contexts.
Loanword from English 'space debris'.