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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Europe is Designing Satellites that ‘Surf’ their Way Past Space Debris
The very existence of the more than 900,000 pieces of debris larger than 1 centimeter in size ... poses a serious threat to the sustainability of space activities.
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Purdue’s Space Trash Collection Plan … Sail to Smoother and Safer Reentry
Though the chances are extremely low of the space objects crashing to Earth and causing injury or damage, there is still a slight risk of that happening.
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SSTL’s Successful ‘Selfie’ Reveals Deployment of De-Orbit Drag Sail on TechDemoSat-1
is designed to significantly increase the spacecraft’s rate of orbital decay, in compliance with current Space Debris Mitigation best practice and guidelines.
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SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Could Make Space a Minefield … Kessler Syndrome
according to the MIT Technology Review, proposed mega-constellations like Starlink will result in 67,000 potential collisions per year.
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The Latest Lost Satellite is Now Space Junk that Could Put Other Spacecraft at Risk
“It’s a big problem, because now basically you have a floating bomb in GEO,”
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NorthStar Earth & Space and ExoAnalytic Solutions Combine Tech Forces to Combat Space Debris
The two companies will collaborate on the development of new commercial services to protect satellites and other high-value space assets from ...
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Union of Concerned Scientists, “Right Now We are Not Up to the Challenge” … as India Destroys Satellite
“Right now we are not up to the challenge presented by the increasing spread and sophistication of anti-satellite and space weapons.”
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