# orbital decay

> process that leads to gradual decrease of the distance between two orbiting bodies

**Wikidata**: [Q2918240](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2918240)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_decay)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/orbital-decay


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)