No Small Matter … LeoLabs’ Kiwi Space Radar Can Track Super Small Objects in LEO
designed to track approximately 250,000 additional objects down to 2 centimeters in size that account for most of the risk of collisions in space
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Space is Open for Business … and Cybersecurity Risks as Kubos Joins Orbital Security Alliance
Now that space is the latest frontier open for business, there are cautions that need to be taken to ensure the safety of orbital assets. To that end...
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‘Shields Up’: Defence Department Looks for New Ways to Protect Canada’s Satellites, with a Nod to Star Trek
China conducted a military test ...to destroy one of its satellites. The warhead obliterated the spacecraft, creating an estimated 300,000 pieces of debris.
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There’s a New Space Safety Coalition that’s Got Major Organizations Signing Up
The SSC will evolve and maintain these best practices, generally applicable to all spacecraft regardless of physical size, orbital regime and constellation size.
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IAC 2019 Offers Plenary Focused on Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space
This plenary addresses the fact that humanity has become increasingly dependent on space capabilities and space-enabled services, thereby...
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This Is What Happens When Two Satellites Collide In Space
Although the possibility of two satellites colliding above our heads seems new and rather frightening, it has happened before.
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Forrester Reports: Russian Satellite a Possible Dangerous Threat to Satellites?
Last week, Luch was reported by CelesTrak (which monitors satellites while on-orbit) to have moved even closer to an Intelsat craft...
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China’s ChinaSat-18 Experiencing Anomalies
The ChinaSat 18 satellite was launched at 8:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the...
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Orbital Debris Solutions to be Tested by TriSept, Rocket Lab and Tethers Unlimited
TriSept Corporation has signed comprehensive launch service agreements with Millennium Space Systems and Rocket Lab to support a unique...
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Sunrise Project … Astroscale Teams With OneWeb and ESA to Remove Space Debris
"... very excited to be partnering with ESA and OneWeb on this project and to be present at the beginning of this new stage of space development.”
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