#orbitaldebris — Public Fediverse posts
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What the heck is a "preliminary design review" for a satellite deorbit mission to relocate or dispose of dead or uncooperative satellites .... and you get paid ~ $8M for doing the review. https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/firefly-aerospace-wins-contract-for-satellite-deorbit-design-review-93CH-4859089 #Space #DesignReview #FireflyAerospace #SatelliteDeorbit #Satellite #SpaceDevelopmentAgency #SDA #DefenseInnovationUnit #MissionDesign #OrbitalDebris
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"Of the 16 planned constellations, comprising nearly 1.7 million satellites, six passed the threshold into runaway debris, among them China’s Guowang, Cowboy Space Corp.’s Stampede, and Blue Origin’s Project Sunrise. Perhaps the most notable generator of debris would be Starmind, SpaceX’s plan for 1 million satellites to act as orbital data centers. Three more proposals reached an unstable state, where debris would increase but not endlessly."
Note that these outcomes were modeled taking into account only a single constellation at a time, not the whole collection.
The model results are so negative that even turning all the parameter knobs to "Most Optimistic" won't produce reasonable certainty of safety.
If these systems are populated as planned, it's not alarmist to conclude as an inevitability that we'll face decades or longer of radically impaired access to space.
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"US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year."
Tragically and comically optimistic. Apparently this prediction only includes ionizing radiation problems, not the spectacular cloud of orbit-denying fragments that inevitably will propagate from thousands of "noncooperative" spacecraft with their trajectories shaped by the vagaries of gravity anomalies etc.
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Odin Space opens U.S. office in Los Angeles
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/odin-space-opens-u-s-office-in-los-angeles/
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No worries. We need only rely on flawless human nature.
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Orbit is filling up fast. Now comes the awkward bit: pre-empting and handling a crisis.
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#PortalSpaceSystems is partnering with an Australian venture called #PaladinSpace on a commercial service that would round up and dispose of potentially hazardous orbital debris. The first mission is being targeted for 2027. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/got-space-junk-portal-and-paladin-team-up-to-create-an-orbital-trash-disposal-service/ #Space #OrbitalDebris #SpaceJunk
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Portal teams up with Paladin for orbital trash disposal
Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems is partnering with an Australian venture called Paladin Space on a commercial service that would round up and dispose of potentially dangerous orbital debris.The concept — known as Debris Removal as a Service, or DRAAS — is meant
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/03/19/portal-teams-up-with-paladin-for-orbital-trash-disposal/
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Portal Space Systems and Paladin Space plan debris removal service
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Japan launches a wooden box into space as a “strange but brilliant solution” to an increasingly serious problem, orbital debris...
Wooden satellites like LignoSat are designed to burn up into water vapor and a small amount of carbon dioxide instead of long-lived metallic haze.
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House Science Committee leaders criticize FCC rulemaking on space safety
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Re-framing orbital debris: from a statistical to dosage approach
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We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protection
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Starfish will set up disposal service for military satellites
Starfish Space has secured a $52.5 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency to dispose of military satellites at the end of their operational lives.The Tukwila, Wash.-based startup says it’s the first commercial deal ever struc
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/21/starfish-will-set-up-disposal-service-for-military-satellites/
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The countdown to clean orbits has begun with ESA’s Zero Debris Charter
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Portal Space selects ‘Space Armor’ debris shield for 2026 mission
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ESA and ClearSpace announce PRELUDE in-orbit servicing and debris removal mission
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This year must bring greater collaboration against orbital congestion