April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
...result of past activities in space, a massive amount of space debris - non-functional and uncontrolled objects - has been left in... Additionally, there exists the ever-present danger of debris-on-debris collisions for objects trapped in the GEO belt. ...
03 May 2019
Debris from India's ASAT test worse than predicted
...the fallout of the explosion produced more than 2,000 pieces of debris; hundreds of which are thought to be still floating around ... most at risk of crossing paths with the debris; including Dove satellites operated by commercial company Planet...
August 2016
Academia’s role in space protection, space traffic management & orbital debris mitigation
..., active research into the challenges sketched in this article is imperative not only to locating satellites and spacecraft debris but also to predicting their movement, preventing collisions and protecting space capabilities and services from loss...
18 April 2023
Spire launches customers’ Earth and debris monitoring satellites
... in new space technology. ADLER-2 continues the mission of ADLER-1 (launched in January 2022) to provide insights into space debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) and expand novel atmospheric sensing capabilities to study clouds and aerosols in the...
September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
... may ultimately outweigh the costs of conducting active debris removal. Furthermore, ESA has concluded that delays ...economic development. Key IOS segments such as life extension, debris removal, asset relocation and inspection are expected to mature...
April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
...January 2013, and derived from the ESA Meteoroid and Space Debris Terrestrial Environment (MASTER) model. To study the effect of...in LEO. We may conclude that international space debris mitigation guidelines are adequate to manage the space environment...
