Meanings
nounGabbard diagram (plural Gabbard diagrams)
plural Gabbard diagrams
- spaceA 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.
Origin
Developed by John Gabbard at NORAD.
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