#spacedebris — Public Fediverse posts
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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
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/838123/ -
🇨🇳 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
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
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
33/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,791 (+45)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,809 (+49)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,420 (+2)
❓ Unknown objects: 50
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,503 (-6)22 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
32/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,746 (+28)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,760 (+40)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009 (-2)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,418 (+2)
❓ Unknown objects: 50 (-1)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,509 (-11)27 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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Is that all? Only ~1 Ton per week?
Last year, the U.S. Space Force issued alerts for nearly 820 objects entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
“Re-entries happen each and every day,” "Huge objects weighing a metric ton or more arrive about once a week" according the space collision experts.
While much of the debris incinerates in the atmosphere or splashes into the Pacific, but when it does not - it can land anywhere and on one can predict where.
SpaceX indicates ~5% of the mass of some of its satellites may not disintegrate when they "de-orbit". https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.WhlN.uAdqod1FWRBC
I wrote about Satellite Collision Avoidance systems here: https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/satellite-collision-avoidance-technology
#Space #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #EarthOrbit #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #SSA #SpaceSituationalAwareness #Satellites #Deorbit #FCC #Regulations
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"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
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
31/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,718 (+174)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,720 (+177)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,011
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,416 (+3)
❓ Unknown objects: 51
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,520 (-6)19 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
30/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,544 (+74)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,543 (+82)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,011 (-5)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,413 (+2)
❓ Unknown objects: 51
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,526 (-5)25 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
29/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,470 (+115)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,461 (+70)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,016 (+2)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,411 (+1)
❓ Unknown objects: 51 (-1)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,531 (+43)34 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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According to the #ESA, 14.5 million kilograms of man-made stuff circles the planet today. Compare that to 11 million kg two years ago and 8.9 million kg in 2020—a 63 percent increase 📈 over the past five years. “ #CollisionAvoidance is a standard practice now for every operator,” says Tim Flohrer, head of the ESA’s #SpaceDebris Office. This November, in Vienna, the #UNOOSA will be hosting a #SpaceLaw conference to tackle space debris removal https://spectrum.ieee.org/kessler-syndrome-space-debris
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
28/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,355 (+24)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,391 (+22)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,014 (+1)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,410 (-1)
❓ Unknown objects: 52 (+2)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,48837 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
27/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,331 (+70)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,369 (+76)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,013 (+1)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,411
❓ Unknown objects: 50 (+1)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,488 (-8)31 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
26/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,261 (+140)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,293 (+128)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,012 (+3)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,411 (+6)
❓ Unknown objects: 49
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,496 (+3)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
25/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,121 (+66)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,165 (+66)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009 (+3)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,405 (+2)
❓ Unknown objects: 49
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,493 (-5)26 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
24/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 34,055 (+110)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 16,099 (+121)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,006
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,403 (-4)
❓ Unknown objects: 49 (-2)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,498 (-5)26 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
23/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,945 (+62)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,978 (+67)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,006 (-4)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,407 (+4)
❓ Unknown objects: 51
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,503 (-5)24 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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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."
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" '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.' ”
#SpaceJunk #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #Megaconstellations #DarkSkies #SpacePollution #SpaceX #LowEarthOrbit
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
22/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,883 (+20)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,911 (+24)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,010 (+1)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,403 (+3)
❓ Unknown objects: 51
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,508 (-8)29 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
21/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,863 (+49)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,887 (+61)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,009 (-7)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,400 (-1)
❓ Unknown objects: 51
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,516 (-4)15 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
20/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,814 (+55)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,826 (+58)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,016 (+1)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,401 (+1)
❓ Unknown objects: 51
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,520 (-5)24 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
19/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,759 (+86)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,768 (+107)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,015 (-1)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,400
❓ Unknown objects: 51 (-10)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,525 (-10)43 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
18/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,673 (+71)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,661 (+75)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,016 (-2)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,400 (+3)
❓ Unknown objects: 61
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,535 (-5)31 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
17/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,602 (+131)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,586 (+139)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,018 (+3)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,397
❓ Unknown objects: 61 (-3)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,540 (-8)24 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
16/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,471 (+79)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,447 (+78)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,015
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,397 (+1)
❓ Unknown objects: 64 (+3)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,548 (-3)29 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
13/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,262 (+36)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,229 (+63)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,008
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,398
❓ Unknown objects: 60
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,567 (-27)48 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth
#Science #AI #SpaceX #Starlink #NightSky #Astronomy #Environment #SpaceDebris #LightPollution #ClimateImpact #Satellite #SpaceIndustry #EarthOrbit #Astronomers #Pollution
https://the-14.com/a-million-new-spacex-satellites-will-destroy-the-night-sky-for-everyone-on-earth/ -
A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
11/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,182 (+101)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,106 (+113)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,011 (+1)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,396 (+1)
❓ Unknown objects: 60 (-2)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,609 (-12)40 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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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."
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"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 -
"Reducing the amount of debris orbiting Earth in space requires more international cooperation, the acting CEO of the Saudi Space Agency said at a Riyadh event on Monday. Speaking at the opening address of the Space Debris Conference 2026, Dr. Mohammed Al-Tamimi highlighted the importance of tackling waste orbiting the planet."
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#SpaceX gets #FCC approval to launch 7,500 more #Starlink #satellites😱
by Anthony Ha
Sat, January 10, 2026Excerpt: "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."
#SpaceDebris #KesslerEffect #LEO
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#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
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After 53 years in orbit, the Soviet-era Kosmos 482 spacecraft made an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere on May 10, 2025, over the Indian Ocean. Originally intended for a Venus mission in 1972, the craft became long-term space debris due to a launch failure.
#Kosmos482 #SpaceDebris #Reentry #SovietSpacecraft #SpaceSafety #SpaceJunk #EarthOrbit #TECHi
Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/soviet-spacecraft-kosmos-482-reentry-after-53-years/
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"With the rapid expansion of commercial space flight, thousands of satellites are being launched each year. Yet few owners have plans to remove them from orbit in a controlled way. Everyone, everywhere — on Earth’s surface, flying in aeroplanes, as well as in space — is increasingly at risk from these projectiles. Space-faring nations and companies must urgently address this threat."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00797-7
#SpaceEnvironment #SpaceEnvironmentalism #SpaceDebris #Space #SpacePolicy
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🚀 The Center for Space Environmentalism (CSE) has launched!
🪐 CSE is a group of scholars and experts who inform and advocate for issues pertaining to the protection of the increasingly crowded space environment. It is intended in part to counter the prevailing narrative about the 'inevitable' commercial development and exploitation of outer space. We welcome dialog and interaction with anyone interested in these topics.
💪🏼 I am proud to participate in this effort with my colleagues @salvabara, @planet4589, @sundogplanets and others.
🐘 Follow us on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@space_environmentalism
🌎 And visit our website: https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/
#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceEnvironmentalism #SpacePolicy #Satellites #SpaceDebris
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"During the conference launch, Joanne Wheeler, Director of ESSI, highlighted a crucial yet often overlooked aspect, namely: 'Space is part of our Earth’s ecosystem – our home,' and 'What we do in space is an extension of our life on Earth.'"
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/protecting-a-global-space-resource/
#Space #SpaceSustainability #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceEnvironmentalism #SpaceDebris #OrbitalCrowding
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"Having lots of new satellites potentially operating in VLEO is going to make for a complicated environment." (via @bbc_future)
#Space #Satellites #VLEO #SpaceSustainability #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceEnvironmentalism #SpaceDebris
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"[T]here is no concept of 'international crime' for pollution in outer space. However, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has discussed harm to future generations, and this could include the degradation of the space environment."
"Wheeler highlighted an example in Belgium where the law could be about to change. Article 96 of the new Belgian Criminal Code includes the crime of 'ecocide.' This relates to 'the intentional destruction of the natural environment, and this includes outer space. This is a really interesting concept,' Wheeler said."
#Space #Satellites #SpaceDebris #SpaceLaw #SpacePolicy #ICJ #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceEnvironmentalism #Ecocide
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Here's a great explainer video on "the runaway debris threat to space technology" from the Financial Times.
https://channels.ft.com/en/tech/the-runaway-debris-threat-to-space-technology/
#Satellites #SpaceDebris #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceEnvironmentalism
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"Currently, the UN recognizes 17 SDGs, introduced in 2015 to inspire global efforts to eliminate poverty, safeguard the #environment, and promote prosperity. However, the increasing presence of #satellites and other objects in Earth's orbit is prompting concerns about its future. Without coordinated international action, this once-pristine #SpaceEnvironment could face irreversible damage.
"In a study published in the journal One Earth, an international team of experts in fields ranging from satellite technology to ocean plastic pollution proposed the creation of an 18th #SDG dedicated to Earth's orbital environment."
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/A_Sustainable_Development_Goal_for_Earths_Orbit_999.html