#space-debris — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #space-debris, aggregated by home.social.
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46,590 tracked objects, another 1.2 million we can’t see: The mess humans have created in space
A piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket slammed into the Moon on August 5 after drifting through…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Falcon9rocket #Moon #spacedebris #spacejunk #spaceX #spacexrocketmooncollision
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/838123/ -
46,590 tracked objects, another 1.2 million we can’t see: The mess humans have created in space
A piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket slammed into the Moon on August 5 after drifting through…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Falcon9rocket #Moon #spacedebris #spacejunk #spaceX #spacexrocketmooncollision
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🇨🇳 At a perigee of about 396 kilometers and an apogee of 482, the leftover pieces should reenter the atmosphere within a few years.
The breakups are becoming a pattern for the #LongMarch6 family. A 6A stage from 2022 left 533 catalogued fragments, and a 2024 event produced more than 700 pieces.
#China wrote stage-disposal rules in 2023 that call for deorbiting and passivation of spent hardware, yet the failures keep coming https://spacesecuritynews.com/leolabs-spots-a-chinese-rocket-stage-breaking-up-days-after-launch/
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🇨🇳 At a perigee of about 396 kilometers and an apogee of 482, the leftover pieces should reenter the atmosphere within a few years.
The breakups are becoming a pattern for the #LongMarch6 family. A 6A stage from 2022 left 533 catalogued fragments, and a 2024 event produced more than 700 pieces.
#China wrote stage-disposal rules in 2023 that call for deorbiting and passivation of spent hardware, yet the failures keep coming https://spacesecuritynews.com/leolabs-spots-a-chinese-rocket-stage-breaking-up-days-after-launch/
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🇨🇳 At a perigee of about 396 kilometers and an apogee of 482, the leftover pieces should reenter the atmosphere within a few years.
The breakups are becoming a pattern for the #LongMarch6 family. A 6A stage from 2022 left 533 catalogued fragments, and a 2024 event produced more than 700 pieces.
#China wrote stage-disposal rules in 2023 that call for deorbiting and passivation of spent hardware, yet the failures keep coming https://spacesecuritynews.com/leolabs-spots-a-chinese-rocket-stage-breaking-up-days-after-launch/
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🇨🇳 At a perigee of about 396 kilometers and an apogee of 482, the leftover pieces should reenter the atmosphere within a few years.
The breakups are becoming a pattern for the #LongMarch6 family. A 6A stage from 2022 left 533 catalogued fragments, and a 2024 event produced more than 700 pieces.
#China wrote stage-disposal rules in 2023 that call for deorbiting and passivation of spent hardware, yet the failures keep coming https://spacesecuritynews.com/leolabs-spots-a-chinese-rocket-stage-breaking-up-days-after-launch/
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🇨🇳 At a perigee of about 396 kilometers and an apogee of 482, the leftover pieces should reenter the atmosphere within a few years.
The breakups are becoming a pattern for the #LongMarch6 family. A 6A stage from 2022 left 533 catalogued fragments, and a 2024 event produced more than 700 pieces.
#China wrote stage-disposal rules in 2023 that call for deorbiting and passivation of spent hardware, yet the failures keep coming https://spacesecuritynews.com/leolabs-spots-a-chinese-rocket-stage-breaking-up-days-after-launch/
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Chinese reconnaissance satellite breaks up in rare retrograde orbit
HELSINKI — A Chinese satellite launched into an unusual orbit early this year has suffered an apparent fragmentation…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #China #debris #LongMarch6A #Science #SN #spacedebris #UK #UnitedKingdom #Yaogansatellites
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/672746/ Chinese reconnaissance satellite breaks up in rare retrograde orbit #China #debris #Éire #IE #Ireland #LongMarch6A #Science #SN #Space #SpaceDebris #YaoganSatellites
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
36/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 35,005 (+150)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 17,026 (+149)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,011 (+2)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,425 (+4)
❓ Unknown objects: 55 (+1)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,488 (-6)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
36/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 35,005 (+150)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 17,026 (+149)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,011 (+2)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,425 (+4)
❓ Unknown objects: 55 (+1)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,488 (-6)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
36/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 35,005 (+150)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 17,026 (+149)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,011 (+2)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,425 (+4)
❓ Unknown objects: 55 (+1)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,488 (-6)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
36/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 35,005 (+150)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 17,026 (+149)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,011 (+2)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,425 (+4)
❓ Unknown objects: 55 (+1)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,488 (-6)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
36/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 35,005 (+150)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 17,026 (+149)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,011 (+2)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,425 (+4)
❓ Unknown objects: 55 (+1)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,488 (-6)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/655486/ Recording its own demise: Draco’s design challenge #DRACO #Éire #IE #Ireland #reentry #Science #SpaceDebris
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
35/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,855 (+36)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,877 (+39)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,421
❓ Unknown objects: 54
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,494 (-3)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
35/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,855 (+36)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,877 (+39)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,421
❓ Unknown objects: 54
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,494 (-3)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
35/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,855 (+36)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,877 (+39)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,421
❓ Unknown objects: 54
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,494 (-3)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
35/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,855 (+36)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,877 (+39)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,421
❓ Unknown objects: 54
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,494 (-3)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
35/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,855 (+36)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,877 (+39)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,421
❓ Unknown objects: 54
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,494 (-3)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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"What SpaceX has demonstrated so far is no doubt impressive. But there is no guarantee future constellations will be so refined or that SpaceX will maintain its current standards as it seeks ever increasing growth. Ultimately we might find that the capacity of Earth orbit, rather than being in the millions of spacecraft, may not be much more than the number of #satellites already in orbit today."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-many-satellites-can-safely-orbit-earth/
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"What SpaceX has demonstrated so far is no doubt impressive. But there is no guarantee future constellations will be so refined or that SpaceX will maintain its current standards as it seeks ever increasing growth. Ultimately we might find that the capacity of Earth orbit, rather than being in the millions of spacecraft, may not be much more than the number of #satellites already in orbit today."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-many-satellites-can-safely-orbit-earth/
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"What SpaceX has demonstrated so far is no doubt impressive. But there is no guarantee future constellations will be so refined or that SpaceX will maintain its current standards as it seeks ever increasing growth. Ultimately we might find that the capacity of Earth orbit, rather than being in the millions of spacecraft, may not be much more than the number of #satellites already in orbit today."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-many-satellites-can-safely-orbit-earth/
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"What SpaceX has demonstrated so far is no doubt impressive. But there is no guarantee future constellations will be so refined or that SpaceX will maintain its current standards as it seeks ever increasing growth. Ultimately we might find that the capacity of Earth orbit, rather than being in the millions of spacecraft, may not be much more than the number of #satellites already in orbit today."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-many-satellites-can-safely-orbit-earth/
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"What SpaceX has demonstrated so far is no doubt impressive. But there is no guarantee future constellations will be so refined or that SpaceX will maintain its current standards as it seeks ever increasing growth. Ultimately we might find that the capacity of Earth orbit, rather than being in the millions of spacecraft, may not be much more than the number of #satellites already in orbit today."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-many-satellites-can-safely-orbit-earth/
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@space_environmentalism/117135121525738259
Perhaps you already follow @sundogplanets and heard about the impact of #spaceDebris. You are interested in #environmentalism in #space? You can follow @space_environmentalism for more.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@space_environmentalism/117135121525738259
Perhaps you already follow @sundogplanets and heard about the impact of #spaceDebris. You are interested in #environmentalism in #space? You can follow @space_environmentalism for more.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@space_environmentalism/117135121525738259
Perhaps you already follow @sundogplanets and heard about the impact of #spaceDebris. You are interested in #environmentalism in #space? You can follow @space_environmentalism for more.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@space_environmentalism/117135121525738259
Perhaps you already follow @sundogplanets and heard about the impact of #spaceDebris. You are interested in #environmentalism in #space? You can follow @space_environmentalism for more.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@space_environmentalism/117135121525738259
Perhaps you already follow @sundogplanets and heard about the impact of #spaceDebris. You are interested in #environmentalism in #space? You can follow @space_environmentalism for more.
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NASA Images Reveal Massive SpaceX Rocket Crater on the Moon — What Went Wrong?
Full story 👇
Learn more: https://www.earthinsider.in/2026/08/spacex-rocket-moon-impact-crater-nasa.html
#EarthInsider #EarthInsiderNews #EINews #Global #WorldNews #BreakingNews #GlobalAffairs #SpaceX #NASA #MoonCrater #SpaceDebris #BreakingNews #TopStory
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NASA Images Reveal Massive SpaceX Rocket Crater on the Moon — What Went Wrong?
Full story 👇
Learn more: https://www.earthinsider.in/2026/08/spacex-rocket-moon-impact-crater-nasa.html
#EarthInsider #EarthInsiderNews #EINews #Global #WorldNews #BreakingNews #GlobalAffairs #SpaceX #NASA #MoonCrater #SpaceDebris #BreakingNews #TopStory
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum/117050218926124861
“When a #satellite demises, it's still there in the #atmosphere in the form of small particles of #aluminum, and we don’t know what these particles actually do in the atmosphere.” Most of this destruction happens at altitudes between 60 and 80 kilometers—too high for balloons 🎈 and planes to reach, but too low for satellites to sample.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum/117050218926124861
“When a #satellite demises, it's still there in the #atmosphere in the form of small particles of #aluminum, and we don’t know what these particles actually do in the atmosphere.” Most of this destruction happens at altitudes between 60 and 80 kilometers—too high for balloons 🎈 and planes to reach, but too low for satellites to sample.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum/117050218926124861
“When a #satellite demises, it's still there in the #atmosphere in the form of small particles of #aluminum, and we don’t know what these particles actually do in the atmosphere.” Most of this destruction happens at altitudes between 60 and 80 kilometers—too high for balloons 🎈 and planes to reach, but too low for satellites to sample.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum/117050218926124861
“When a #satellite demises, it's still there in the #atmosphere in the form of small particles of #aluminum, and we don’t know what these particles actually do in the atmosphere.” Most of this destruction happens at altitudes between 60 and 80 kilometers—too high for balloons 🎈 and planes to reach, but too low for satellites to sample.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum/117050218926124861
“When a #satellite demises, it's still there in the #atmosphere in the form of small particles of #aluminum, and we don’t know what these particles actually do in the atmosphere.” Most of this destruction happens at altitudes between 60 and 80 kilometers—too high for balloons 🎈 and planes to reach, but too low for satellites to sample.
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NASA just found the exact crater from a runaway SpaceX rocket part — and it reveals something unexpected!
Full story 👇
Learn more: https://www.earthinsider.in/2026/08/nasa-moon-crater-spacex-rocket-impact.html
#EarthInsider #EarthInsiderNews #EINews #Global #WorldNews #BreakingNews #GlobalAffairs #SpaceX #NASA #MoonCrater #SpaceDebris #TopStory
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NASA just found the exact crater from a runaway SpaceX rocket part — and it reveals something unexpected!
Full story 👇
Learn more: https://www.earthinsider.in/2026/08/nasa-moon-crater-spacex-rocket-impact.html
#EarthInsider #EarthInsiderNews #EINews #Global #WorldNews #BreakingNews #GlobalAffairs #SpaceX #NASA #MoonCrater #SpaceDebris #TopStory
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And here you can read all about the "Zero Debris Approach" and the rules for that, that are binding for all missions and satellite constructions : https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Mitigating_space_debris_generation
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And here you can read all about the "Zero Debris Approach" and the rules for that, that are binding for all missions and satellite constructions : https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Mitigating_space_debris_generation
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And here you can read all about the "Zero Debris Approach" and the rules for that, that are binding for all missions and satellite constructions : https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Mitigating_space_debris_generation
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And here you can read all about the "Zero Debris Approach" and the rules for that, that are binding for all missions and satellite constructions : https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Mitigating_space_debris_generation
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For loads and loads of information on space debris, you should take a look at the dedicated page at https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris from the European Space Agency.
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For loads and loads of information on space debris, you should take a look at the dedicated page at https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris from the European Space Agency.
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For loads and loads of information on space debris, you should take a look at the dedicated page at https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris from the European Space Agency.
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For loads and loads of information on space debris, you should take a look at the dedicated page at https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris from the European Space Agency.
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While Elon Musk dumps a used car in space, an upper stage on the moon and burns hundreds of throw-away satellites in our atmosphere, Europe has strict rules on minimal impact of space debris and is researching how to do a Space Cowboys like cleanup system.
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While Elon Musk dumps a used car in space, an upper stage on the moon and burns hundreds of throw-away satellites in our atmosphere, Europe has strict rules on minimal impact of space debris and is researching how to do a Space Cowboys like cleanup system.
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While Elon Musk dumps a used car in space, an upper stage on the moon and burns hundreds of throw-away satellites in our atmosphere, Europe has strict rules on minimal impact of space debris and is researching how to do a Space Cowboys like cleanup system.
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While Elon Musk dumps a used car in space, an upper stage on the moon and burns hundreds of throw-away satellites in our atmosphere, Europe has strict rules on minimal impact of space debris and is researching how to do a Space Cowboys like cleanup system.
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/644271/ DoD expands R&D on clearing expired satellites from orbit #DefenseInnovationUnitDIU #Éire #IE #Ireland #OnOrbitServicing #Pentagon #Science #Space #SpaceDebris #SpaceDevelopmentAgency #SpaceForce
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NASA tests first-of-its-kind spacecraft that navigates without GPS
NASA’s Starling mission has demonstrated a first-of-its-kind navigation system that lets a spacecraft determine its position in orbit…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #AU #Australia #AutonomousNavigation #EraDrive #Falcon #GPS-freenavigation #NASA #Science #spacedebris #Spacecraft
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/859433/ -
NASA tests first-of-its-kind spacecraft that navigates without GPS
NASA’s Starling mission has demonstrated a first-of-its-kind navigation system that lets a spacecraft determine its position in orbit…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #AU #Australia #AutonomousNavigation #EraDrive #Falcon #GPS-freenavigation #NASA #Science #spacedebris #Spacecraft
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/859433/ -
NASA tests first-of-its-kind spacecraft that navigates without GPS
NASA’s Starling mission has demonstrated a first-of-its-kind navigation system that lets a spacecraft determine its position in orbit…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #AutonomousNavigation #EraDrive #Falcon #GPS-freenavigation #NASA #Science #spacedebris #Spacecraft
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/817446/ -
NASA tests first-of-its-kind spacecraft that navigates without GPS
NASA’s Starling mission has demonstrated a first-of-its-kind navigation system that lets a spacecraft determine its position in orbit…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #AutonomousNavigation #EraDrive #Falcon #GPS-freenavigation #NASA #Science #spacedebris #Spacecraft
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/817446/ -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/643132/ NASA tests first-of-its-kind spacecraft that navigates without GPS #AutonomousNavigation #Éire #EraDrive #Falcon #GPSFreeNavigation #IE #Ireland #nasa #Science #Space #SpaceDebris #spacecraft
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
34/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,819 (+28)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,838 (+29)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,421 (+1)
❓ Unknown objects: 54 (+4)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,497 (-6)20 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
34/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,819 (+28)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,838 (+29)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,421 (+1)
❓ Unknown objects: 54 (+4)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,497 (-6)20 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
34/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,819 (+28)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,838 (+29)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,421 (+1)
❓ Unknown objects: 54 (+4)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,497 (-6)20 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding