#crashclock — Public Fediverse posts

earth.com:
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Low-Earth orbit is a 'house of cards' that is just 2.8 days from a catastrophic collision
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".. the system is getting so crowded, so maneuver-dependent, and so reliant on constant control that a rare disruption – especially a strong solar storm – could push it from “busy but manageable” to “we can’t keep up” surprisingly fast."

https://www.earth.com/news/low-earth-orbit-satellites-may-be-one-disruption-away-from-catastrophic-disaster/

1.5.2026

#CRASHClock #LEO #MegaConstellation #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SolarStorm #SpaceFlight #SpaceWeather #Weltraumwetter

#satellite #collision #debris #pollution #atmosphere #space #CRASHclock

Original open access article

Thiele et al. 8 Jan 2026, arXiv_astro-ph

An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Mega-constellation Close Conjunctions

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.09643

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #satellite #collision #cascade #space #CarringtonEvent #RiskAnalysis #CRASHclock

Apocalypse bingo 16. February 2026... Who has the satellites?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuVOM067OOo