#spacedebris — Public Fediverse posts

🇨🇳 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/

#SpaceDebris

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
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/760352/

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

Sawchuk said five farmers have found at least eight 8️⃣ pieces of space junk in the surrounding area https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/spacex-cbc-debris-space-junk-sask-1.7231571

#LookUp #SpaceDebris #SpaceRegulation

🇵🇱 February 2025 "The important thing is that no-one was harmed," police spokesperson Andrzej Borowiak said.

A similar piece of debris was discovered in a forest near the #Polish village of Wiry https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62z3vxjplpo

#LookUp #SpaceDebris #SpaceRegulation

2025 the #US #SpaceForce issued alerts for ~820 objects entering the Earth’s atmosphere, compared to 110 a decade ago. Huge objects weighing a metric #tonne or more arrive about once a week.

> 300 rockets launched last year, ~four times as many 📈 as a decade ago. Companies should be compelled to use materials that will fully disintegrate. No such #SpaceRegulation exists.

A one-minute error in predicting re-entry changes the landing zone by around 500km 📏 https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/04/watch-the-skies-what-are-the-chances-of-being-hit-by-a-piece-of-space-junk

#SpaceDebris

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket's Lunar Impact Raises Concerns for Future Moon Missions

📰 Original title: The SpaceX Falcon Lunar Crash Is a Warning for Moon Bases

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-s-lunar-impact-raises-concerns-for-future-moon-missions.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#science #spaceexploration #lunarmissions #spacedebris

"For now, people are more likely to be struck by lightning than by falling space junk. But those odds are shifting. Sean O’Keefe, a former NASA administrator, ... and other experts say that governments and companies should be compelled to use materials that will fully disintegrate. No such regulation exists."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html

#Space #SpaceDebris #SpacePolicy #SpaceLaw #SpaceSustainability

#Amazon is asking the #FCC to approve 5,105 massive new #satellites while hiding their orbital debris risk models behind a wall of corporate secrecy. The public deserves full transparency, because a safe and sustainable space environment belongs to all of us — not just to the highest bidder.

https://spacenews.com/amazon-files-application-for-direct-to-device-satellite-constellation/

#Space #SpaceDebris #SpacePolicy

#Starship executed a landing flip, landing burn, and soft splashdown, coming to rest intact in the Indian Ocean 🌊 and providing critical views of an #intact heatshield for the first time https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-13

If you believe you have identified a piece of debris, please contact the #SpaceX #Debris Hotline at 📞 1-866-623-0234 or at ✉️ [email protected] https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-7

#SpaceDebris #PressOffice #FreedomOfInformation

Moving #AI #DataCenters to #space is high-altitude #greenwashing. We just filed comments urging the #FCC to reject Cowboy Space’s 20,000-satellite "Stampede" constellation. From stratospheric metallic pollution to escalating collision risks and threats to astronomy, the hazards of orbital computing are severe. The FCC must require a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Read our full comment: https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/cowboy-space-odc-comment

#SpacePolicy #Astronomy #Sustainability #SpaceDebris

Analyst on #China’s spent rocket stages: “Things only continue to get worse”

Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of #SpaceDebris.

Eric Berger – May 26, 2026

"Further growth is anticipated from both the company’s state-owned enterprises as well as a rapidly expanding number of private launch companies. There is nothing wrong with this, as China’s rapid growth in launch has been mirrored by the United States and, in particular, SpaceX.

"However there is an issue with these launches, as China appears to be ignoring long-established norms about disposing of the upper stages of rockets. These are the parts of the vehicle that separate from the first stage of a rocket and push a satellite or spacecraft into orbit."

[...]

" 'China… continues to abandon many rocket bodies in high low-Earth orbit,' Shell wrote on LinkedIn early Monday. 'The total mass of orbital debris is a key variable influencing the long-term sustainment of space. There is broad agreement that abandoning rocket body upper stages in long-lived orbits is not a best practice. In fact, all the major space-faring nations have acknowledged this.' ”

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/analyst-on-chinas-spent-rocket-stages-things-only-continue-to-get-worse/

#SpaceJunk #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #Megaconstellations #DarkSkies #SpacePollution #SpaceX #LowEarthOrbit

Blue Origin is seeking U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval to operate a 51,600-satellite "orbital data center" network. Today, the Center for Space Environmentalism officially filed our opposition to its application.

We're demanding a rigorous environmental review to assess collision risks and the severe threat to our shared night sky before any approval is granted. Read our comment in full: https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/blue-origin-comment-april-2026

#SpaceDebris #Astronomy #SpacePolicy #Environment #BlueOrigin #Tech

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum/116002927434880981

#Starlink is doing one collision avoidance maneuver every two minutes on average. Starlink recently announced they’re moving down to 350 km, shifting #satellites 🛰️ to even lower orbits. Everybody has to go through that really dense shell - including #ISS, including #astronauts.

#SpaceDebris #KesslerSyndrome #SolarStorm

More reasons to say "No!" to #SpaceX and #Starlink (and other unnecessary satellites!).

SpaceX rocket fireball linked to plume of polluting lithium

Georgina Rannard, Science reporter, February 19, 2025

Excerpts: "When a SpaceX rocket failure set the skies aflame over western Europe last February, no-one was sure if the debris was also polluting our #atmosphere.

"Now scientists are directly linking the uncontrolled rocket re-entry to a plume of #lithium measured less than 100km above Earth.

"It is the first time researchers have drawn a direct link between a known piece of #SpaceDebris crashing to Earth and #pollution levels.

They warn that as SpaceX chief #ElonMusk pledges to launch one million satellites in the coming years, this #contamination could be the tip of the iceberg."

[...]

"Earlier research has suggested that 10% of aerosols in the atmosphere are already contaminated by space debris.

"SpaceX has not responded to emailed requests from BBC News for comment. The researchers also sent their findings to the company but did not receive a response.

"Almost 30,000 pieces of debris are calculated to be free-floating in space, created when rockets break up in space or satellites disintegrate.

"Scientists warn that the debris is congesting space and threatens collision with rockets, the International Space Station, and our planet.

"Musk's SpaceX is the world's leading company for rocket launches including for sending humans into space and maintaining a network of 10,000 Starlink internet satellites.

"Musk recently announced he has applied to launch one million satellites to support #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI) data centres in space.

"Scientists warn that as humans move more activities off-Earth, more debris will fall to Earth, polluting as it plummets."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd8z4eqlxno

#LithiumPollution #AtmosphericPollution #NoAIInSpace #NoDatacentersInSpace #LEO #KesslerEffect #SpaceJunk #DarkSkies #LowerEarthOrbit #LEO #AIBullshitMachines #TechBros #xAI #Technopoly #SpacePollution
#AISucks #DataCenters #SkyNet #KesslerSyndrome #USPol #WorldPol #SpaceNews

The increasing density of #satellites high above Earth is an attractive target for disruption, potentially triggering orbital catastrophe. "Chinese scientists have developed a compact ultra-powerful energy generator, paving the way for next-generation weapons that could one day be turned on satellite swarms like SpaceX’s #Starlink constellation."

https://www.the-independent.com/tech/china-starlink-satellite-weapon-pulse-microwave-b2915138.html

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceWarfare #SpaceDebris

#SpaceX gets #FCC approval to launch 7,500 more #Starlink #satellites😱

by Anthony Ha
Sat, January 10, 2026

Excerpt: "The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it has given SpaceX approval to launch another 7,500 of its second-generation Starlink satellites, for a total of 15,000 satellites worldwide.

"Beyond simply allowing SpaceX to launch more satellites and expand its high-speed internet coverage, the FCC says its decision also means Starlink satellites can operate across five frequencies to provide direct-to-cell connectivity outside the United States, along with supplemental coverage in the U.S.

"Reuters reports that SpaceX had requested approval for an additional 15,000 satellites, but the FCC said it would 'defer authorization of the remaining 14,988 proposed Gen2 Starlink satellites.'

"SpaceX must launch 50% of the approved Starlink satellites by December 1, 2028, and the remaining 50% by December 2031, the FCC says."

Read more:
https://tech.yahoo.com/science/articles/spacex-gets-fcc-approval-launch-221121996.html

#KesslerSyndrome #SpaceDebris #KesslerEffect #LEO
#DarkSkies #Satellites #SpaceTrash #Landlines #SpacePollution

This will guarantee #KesslerSyndrome sooner than later!😱

As #SpaceX Works Toward 50K #Starlink Satellites, #China Eyes Deploying 200K

China's Institute of Radio Spectrum Utilization and Technological Innovation submits filings for two constellations, each of which could support 96,714 satellites, for a total of 193,428.

Michael Kan, January 12, 2026

Excerpt: "To counter China, the FCC has been expediting and streamlining its satellite approvals. This includes clearing SpaceX to operate another 7,500 satellites for its second-generation constellation. The regulator has also approved plans to operate Starlink satellites at lower orbits, from 340km to 485km. Currently, Starlink has over 9,400 orbiting satellites."

Read more:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/as-spacex-works-toward-50k-starlink-satellites-china-eyes-deploying-200k?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=B

#SpaceDebris #KesslerEffect #LEO
#DarkSkies #Satellites #SpaceTrash #Landlines #SpacePollution

#Starlink satellites lift off on #SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman, Wednesday (Jan. 14).

Excerpt: "SpaceX added 29 more Starlink satellites to its low Earth orbit #megaconstellation today (Jan. 14).

"A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the broadband internet relay units launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday. The rocket reached its preliminary orbit about nine minutes after the 1:08 p.m. EST (1808 GMT) liftoff."

Read more / watch video:
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-6-98-1085-ccsfs-asog

#LEO #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #Satellites #LowEarthOrbit

Comet, northern lights could be visible in New Hampshire

There are celestial sights stargazers should watch for the next couple of nights. NORTHERN LIGHTS POSSIBILITYSky watchers in…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #apple|googleplay #auroraborealis #Comet #download #earlyfridaymorning #energy #freewmurapp #go #NewHampshire #nextcouple #night #northernlight #northernlights #Science #spacedebris #subscribe #weaksolarstorm
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/229785/

Comet, northern lights could be visible in New Hampshire

There are celestial sights stargazers should watch for the next couple of nights. NORTHERN LIGHTS POSSIBILITYSky watchers in…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #apple|googleplay #auroraborealis #Comet #download #earlyfridaymorning #energy #freewmurapp #go #NewHampshire #nextcouple #night #northernlight #northernlights #Science #spacedebris #subscribe #weaksolarstorm
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/229785/

Two recent ISRO patents related to capturing mechanisms for On-Orbit Satellite Servicing to extend the life of non-cooperative spacecraft in LEO/GEO

1. Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) Throat Capturing and Preloading (LTCP) mechanism

Documents & Drawings: https://archive.org/details/isro-patent-202441061642-lam-throat-capture-non-cooperative-spacecraft

2. Launch Adapter Ring (LAR) Grasping and Preloading Mechanism (GPM)

Documents & Drawings: https://archive.org/details/ISRO-patent-202441061643-lar-gripper-non-cooperative-spacecraft

Source: https://ipindia.gov.in/e-gateways.htm

#ISRO #SpaceDebris #SatelliteServicing #Patents #Patent #NowKith

Hackaday Links: July 7, 2024 - Begun, the Spectrum Wars have. First, it was AM radio getting the shaft (last item... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/07/hackaday-links-july-7-2024/ #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #compressedgas #makersasylum #robotsuicide #spacedebris #switzerland #terrestrial #broadcast #submarine #cylinder #spectrum #analong #hotline #slider #mumbai #spacex #u-boot #anool #radio #am #fm

Hackaday Links: July 7, 2024 https://hackaday.com/2024/07/07/hackaday-links-july-7-2024/ #HackadayColumns #Hackadaylinks #CompressedGas #hackadaylinks #Maker'sAsylum #robotsuicide #spacedebris #Switzerland #terrestrial #broadcast #submarine #cylinder #spectrum #analong #hotline #Slider #Mumbai #SpaceX #u-boot #Anool #radio #am #fm

Interesante reportaje corto, sobre basura espacial, en el cual he participado. Emitido en televisión #RTVE. Porque el saber no ocupa lugar: #espacio #BasuraEspacial #divulgación #space #SpaceDebris #dissemination #ESA
https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/la-aventura-del-saber/universo-sostenible-basura-espacial/16124830/

#Carbon #nanotube use in lightweight, high-performance armor materials, for example, in shields 🛡️ around #spacecraft to mitigate damage from flying high-speed #microdebris. "By adding Kevlar nanofibers, we were able to achieve nearly 100% 📈 improvement in energy dissipation performance at certain supersonic impact 💥 velocities" https://news.wisc.edu/new-lightweight-super-material-could-battle-bullets-deflect-space-debris/

#SpaceDebris

The Impact of Hypersonic Missiles on the Space Economy

#China #CommercialSpace #Constellations #Defense #Earth #GPS #HypersonicMissiles #Infrastructure #Launch #LaunchVehicles #Manufacturing #Materials #Military #Navigation #Propulsion #Radiation #Research #Russia #SatelliteServicing #Science #SpaceApplications #SpaceDebris #SpaceEconomy #SpaceExploration #SpaceIndustry #SpaceSector #SpaceTourism #Spacecraft #Spillover #Technology #UnitedStates #EarthAndOrbit #EditorSPicks #Launch #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/03/18/the-impact-of-hypersonic-missiles-on-the-space-economy/

I love the term LignoSat: satellites made of wood (lignum in Latin).

https://www.fastcompany.com/91039069/this-small-wooden-cube-is-actually-a-satellite-thats-being-sent-to-space

#SpaceDebris #LignoSat

Management of Consumable Resources on the International Space Station (ISS)

#Agriculture #Astronauts #AttitudeControl #CargoSpacecraft #DeepSpace #Energy #ESA #Financial #InternationalSpaceStation #ISS #JAXA #Launch #Mars #Microgravity #NASA #NorthropGrumman #Research #Roscosmos #SpaceAgencies #SpaceDebris #SpaceExploration #SpaceLogistics #SpaceStation #Spacecraft #SpaceX #Sun #Technology #EditorSPicks #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SpaceEconomy #SpaceLogistics #SpaceSegment #SpaceSustainability #Upstream

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/02/01/management-of-consumable-resources-on-the-international-space-station-iss/

🇩🇪 #MarbleImaging multispectral camera 📹 will be used to generate high-resolution #Earth 🌏 observation 👀 data

#BerlinSpace #ElectricPropulsion system for small #satellites 🛰️ for #orbital manoeuvres and #SpaceDebris 🗑️ prevention

#HighPerformance #SpaceStructure Systems brake sail ⛵ to allow a small #satellite 🛰️ to re-enter after the end of its mission to prevent #SpaceDebris 🗑️.

#InSpacePropulsion Technologies qualification of two chemical ⚗️ #propulsion systems with green ✅ propellants ⛽ for small satellites 🛰️ for rendezvous manoeuvres and to avoid #SpaceDebris 🗑️.

#Airbus will test an #ElectricPropulsion system for small #satellites 🛰️ that uses an alternative propellant – iodine.

#QuantumGalactics development trial of a #CyberSecurity 💻 test system to prevent the failure of a #satellite 🛰️ due to cyber-attacks.

#iABG is developing an #AI 💻 payload that ensures the resilience of AI models directly on the sensor or #satellite 🛰️.

https://www.dlr.de/en/latest/news/2023/04/small-satellites-winners-of-three-dlr-competitions-selected

#DLR #German #AerospaceCenter

`Eventually, if their work bears fruit, the team envisions a fleet of small #spacecraft orbiting #Earth. The spacecraft would rendezvous with things like defunct #satellites and then use either attractive or repulsive #electron #beams to alter its trajectory. It’s all based on the Coulombe force.`

https://www.universetoday.com/161783/researchers-are-working-on-a-tractor-beam-system-for-space/#more-161783

#tractorBeam #spaceDebris #spaceJunk

`Eventually, if their work bears fruit, the team envisions a fleet of small #spacecraft orbiting #Earth. The spacecraft would rendezvous with things like defunct #satellites and then use either attractive or repulsive #electron #beams to alter its trajectory. It’s all based on the Coulombe force.`

https://www.universetoday.com/161783/researchers-are-working-on-a-tractor-beam-system-for-space/#more-161783

#tractorBeam #spaceDebris #spaceJunk

`Eventually, if their work bears fruit, the team envisions a fleet of small #spacecraft orbiting #Earth. The spacecraft would rendezvous with things like defunct #satellites and then use either attractive or repulsive #electron #beams to alter its trajectory. It’s all based on the Coulombe force.`

https://www.universetoday.com/161783/researchers-are-working-on-a-tractor-beam-system-for-space/#more-161783

#tractorBeam #spaceDebris #spaceJunk

`Eventually, if their work bears fruit, the team envisions a fleet of small #spacecraft orbiting #Earth. The spacecraft would rendezvous with things like defunct #satellites and then use either attractive or repulsive #electron #beams to alter its trajectory. It’s all based on the Coulombe force.`

https://www.universetoday.com/161783/researchers-are-working-on-a-tractor-beam-system-for-space/#more-161783

#tractorBeam #spaceDebris #spaceJunk

The keyword hashtag list reached 5️⃣5️⃣ 55 entries :

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