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  1. Of the 33,269 objects currently tracked in orbit, 17,682 are classified as payloads (#satellites), while 2,396 are rocket bodies, 12,550 are debris fragments and 641 are unassigned.

    This means that nearly 47% 📊 of tracked objects are #SpaceJunk.

    Three actors account for 96% of all the 12,550 debris objects currently in orbit, with 12,041 of these attributed to #China, the #CIS and the #US accu.co.uk/p/525-the-space-deb

    #SpaceDebris

  2. Canada Updates Space Launch and Re-Entry Regulations in Canada Space Launch Act.

    New regulations have strict de-orbiting mandates for controlled re-entries for non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) within five years after operational life.

    Includes potential liability for debris affecting Canadian airspace, and Operators must submit debris mitigation plans, register for space situational awareness, and prove compliance. satnews.com/2026/04/29/canada- #Canada #Space #SpaceLaunchAct #Satellites #SpaceCraft #Re_Entry #De_Orbit #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #Liability #LowEarthOrbit #NGSO

  3. #TheRegister:
    "
    SpaceX rocket set for unintentional Moon landing – well, a piece of it anyway
    "
    ".. upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket used to launch the Blue Ghost and Hakuto-R lunar lander is set to have its own close encounter with the Moon .. projected the August 5 impact. .."

    theregister.com/2026/05/01/spa

    1.5.2026

    #debris #Falcon9 #Mond #moon #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceJunk #SpaceX #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott

  4. Vandenberg SFB Launch Alert

    "...The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-36 mission to low-Earth orbit, Wednesday evening, April 29, 2026, between 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).
    ...

    There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions...."

    #launch #spacex #vandenbergsfb #spacejunk #sonicboom #VenturaCounty #SantaBarbaraCounty

  5. Another day, another launch., another chance to win the Kessler syndrome pool! (what's the odds on Kessler Syndrome on those scam...er...market sites?)

    Vandenberg SFB:

    "The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-16 mission to low-Earth orbit, Sunday, April 26, 2026, between 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4)."

    #launch #SantaBarbara #Vandenberg #VenturaCounty #rockets #spacejunk

  6. Vandenberg SFB:

    "The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-14 mission to low-Earth orbit, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, between 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).
    ...

    There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions."

    #sonicboom #VenturaCounty #SantaBarbaraCounty #SanLuisObispo #spacejunk

  7. Heard on #WMPG this morning...

    #SpaceJunk

    "Welcome to my world (welcome to my world)
    Welcome to my only world (my only world)
    It is full of space junk
    But your words are coming through
    I'm riding on the space junk
    And it's bringing me to you
    Bringing me to you"

    - #WangChung, 1997

    youtube.com/watch?v=R5csBBLUQ1A

    #90sMusic

  8. The new space race: how satellites are reshaping Germany’s defence

    As the world’s security landscape changes, space is no longer seen simply as a domain for research and…
    #NewsBeep #News #Space #CA #Canada #Germanarmy #Russia'sinvasionofUkraine #Satellite #Science #spacejunk #Starlink
    newsbeep.com/ca/491759/

  9. The new space race: how satellites are reshaping Germany’s defence

    As the world’s security landscape changes, space is no longer seen simply as a domain for research and…
    #NewsBeep #News #Space #AU #Australia #Germanarmy #Russia'sinvasionofUkraine #Satellite #Science #spacejunk #Starlink
    newsbeep.com/au/495551/

  10. Vandenberg SFB: "The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-25 mission to low-Earth orbit, Saturday, February 21, 2026, between 12 a.m. - 4 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4)....There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions...."

    #vandenberg #sonicboom #space #spacex #SantaBarbaraCounty #spacejunk #nazirocket

  11. "Vandenberg SFB Launch Alert

    The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-34 mission to low-Earth orbit, Wednesday, February 11, 2026, between 6:07 a.m. - 10:07 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4)."

    #sonicboom #rocket #launch #vandenberg #spacejunk

  12. This #SpaceX Situation: Not Good!

    by Jason Koebler, Feb 5, 2026

    Excerpt: "There are many reasons that 'AI data centers in space' may be a pipe dream and may not happen, but what he is proposing is a magnitude of #SpaceJunk that no other company could plausibly promise to launch. Data centers or not, SpaceX is now dominating #LowEarthOrbit in a way no other company or country has. While Musk has been gutting the federal government, interfering in #elections, allowing people to generate #CSAM, engaging in white supremacy, planning trips to #EpsteinsIsland, implanting #chips into people’s brains, siphoning off taxpayer money to build ridiculous tunnels, giving his sperm to whoever will take it, turning his cars into experimental robot taxis, and pretending to build #HumanoidRobots, #SpaceX has somewhat (?) quietly #colonized and dominated low earth orbit.

    "Musk has taken this space for his own use, concerns about #LightPollution, satellite collisions, and telecom #monopolies be damned. This has always been concerning, but explicitly intertwining the aspirations and fate of SpaceX with Musk’s CSAM generating social media website, his #AIBullshitMachines, and his right wing political project is horrifying and monopolistic. What happens next, I have no idea."

    Read more:
    404media.co/this-spacex-situat

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/vUubi

    #TechBros #Technopoly #DarkSkies #SpacePollution #AISucks #DataCenters #SkyNet #KesslerEffect #KesslerSyndrome #USPol #WorldPol #SpaceNews #EpsteinFiles

  13. Oh great, more companies competing to hasten #KesslerSyndrome !

    #Starlink-rival Eutelsat signs deal with Europe's #MaiaSpace to launch satellites

    By Gianluca Lo Nostro
    Fri, January 16, 2026 at 7:11 AM EST

    "#Eutelsat, which acquired OneWeb in 2023, plans to ⁠launch 440 Airbus-built #LEO #satellites in the coming years to replenish and expand its constellation."

    Read more:
    yahoo.com/news/articles/starli

    #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #SpaceJunk #Satellites #KesslerEffect #DarkSkies #SpaceTrash

  14. "Vandenberg SFB Launch Alert

    Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians and Airmen are scheduled to support the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, Wednesday, December 17th, between 7:10 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).
    ...
    Based on Vandenberg SFB's updated audibility modeling, residents of Ojai, Ventura, Oxnard, and Camarillo may hear a sonic boom approximately 5-10 minutes after launch, with the greatest likelihood of audibility in the Ojai and Ventura areas.

    Areas local to Vandenberg SFB will hear the initial low rumble of take-off...."

    #rocket #launch #Vandenberg #SantaBarbara #VenturaCounty #sonicboom #spacejunk #spacenazi #nazirocket

  15. Incoming sonic boom, probably in the next 2 hours.

    "Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians and Airmen are scheduled to support the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, Sunday, December 7th, between 8:13 a.m. and 12:13 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4)."

    #vandenberg #SantaBarbaraCounty #VenturaCounty #spacejunk #starlink

  16. "Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians and Airmen are scheduled to support the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, Thursday, December 4th, between 10:12 a.m. and 2:12 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).
    "

    #vandenberg #space #sonicboom #VenturaCounty #SantaBarbaraCounty #launch #spacejunk #nazirockets

  17. Record #SolarSuperstorm shrank Earth’s plasma shield 78%, #GPS at risk

    Story by Alexander Clark, 12/1/2025

    Excerpt: "Why this storm is a warning shot for the #SatelliteEconomy

    "Even without a total collapse of the magnetosphere, the recent superstorm delivered a clear warning to the satellite industry. Constellations in low Earth orbit [#LEO], such as #SpaceX’s #Starlink or #OneWeb, already have to contend with atmospheric drag and radiation, but they usually operate well inside the magnetosphere’s protection. When the plasma shield shrinks, those satellites face a double challenge: increased drag from a heated upper atmosphere and a more hostile radiation environment that can degrade electronics and solar panels. The event that compressed Earth’s shield by nearly 80 percent effectively stress-tested the assumptions behind the rapid expansion of commercial space infrastructure, a point underscored in analyses of how a solar storm can threaten satellites when the magnetosphere is squeezed.

    "For operators of navigation, communications, and Earth observation satellites in higher orbits, the implications are even more direct. Many of these spacecraft were designed based on historical records of geomagnetic storms that did not include such extreme compression of the magnetosphere, which means their shielding, redundancy, and fault management systems may not fully account for the conditions seen in this event. As I look at the trajectory of the satellite economy, with thousands of new platforms planned for launch in the coming years, the lesson is clear: space weather resilience can no longer be treated as a niche concern. It has to be built into hardware design, constellation architecture, and operational playbooks from the start, or the next superstorm could turn a profitable orbital network into a liability overnight.

    "Preparing for the next superstorm in a crowded sky

    "The recent compression of Earth’s plasma shield did not trigger the kind of global blackout or navigation collapse that worst-case scenarios envision, but it came close enough to expose the seams in current preparedness. Space weather forecasting has improved, yet the lead times and confidence levels are still limited, especially for the most extreme events. To protect GPS, power grids, and other critical systems, operators need not just alerts that a storm is coming but actionable guidance on how severe the magnetospheric compression is likely to be, which orbits will be most exposed, and how long the elevated risk will last, insights that depend on the kind of multi-satellite observations and modeling showcased in the reconstruction of this storm.

    "As I weigh the evidence, the path forward looks less like a single technological fix and more like a layered strategy. That means hardening satellites and ground infrastructure against radiation and induced currents, building redundancy into navigation and timing systems so that GPS is not a single point of failure, and integrating space weather scenarios into everything from grid planning to aviation routing. It also means improving public communication so that when the next superstorm hits, people understand both the seriousness of a 78 percent shrinkage of Earth’s plasma shield and the practical steps being taken to manage the risk. The recent event was a vivid reminder that our digital civilization is built inside a magnetic cocoon that can flex and falter, and that planning for those moments is no longer optional."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/news/technology/

    #SolarSuperstorm #SolarFlares #Magnetosphere #MagnetosphericCompression #Satellites #SpaceIndustry #DarkSkies #SpaceJunk #InternetOutages #KesslerSyndrome #CarringtonEvent #SystemVulnerabilities #ConnectedGrids #TechDisruption #DisruptiveTechnology
    #Landlines #TechVulnerability

  18. And lastly, #PointNemo (which I did NOT know about... WTF!)

    #Wikipedia - #SpaceIndustry

    "Point Nemo is also known as “the oceanic pole of inaccessibility” for being the point in any ocean farthest from land. It serves as a "spacecraft cemetery" for space infrastructure and vessels.

    The human-environment interactions that lie at the heart of environmental justice, including sacrifice zones, have been proposed to also include the environmental sacrifice of regions beyond Earth.[36] Klinger states that "the environmental geopolitics of Earth and outer space are inextricably linked by the spatial politics of privilege and sacrifice – among people, places and institutions".[36] Dunnett has called outer space the 'ultimate sacrifice zone' that exemplifies a colonially framed pursuit of infinite opportunities for accumulation, exploitation, and pollution. This manifests in both terrestrial and space-based sacrifice zones related to launch infrastructure, waste, and orbital debris.[37]

    Point Nemo is an oceanic point of inaccessibility located inside the South Pacific Gyre. It is selected as the most remote location in the world and serves as a "spacecraft cemetery" for space infrastructure and vessels.[38] Since 1971, 273 spacecraft and satellites have been directed to Point Nemo; this number includes the Mir Space Station (142 tonnes) and will include the International Space Station (240 tonnes). "

    Related article: Are We Trashing Earth’s Loneliest Spot?
    Bob Grant
    Tue, November 4, 2025

    yahoo.com/news/articles/trashi

    #SpaceIndustry #Satellites #DarkSkies #Starlink #SacrificeZones #SpaceJunk #Pollution #EnvironmentalDegradation #EnvironmentalRacism #EconomicSacrificeZones #WaterIsLife #Industries #IndustrialUse #PollutionSacrificeZones
    #GlobalSacrificeZones #CorporateColonialism #InALonelyPlace #TheMoonAndAnarctica

  19. Here is a cool, novel advanced #algorithm for tracking #stealth and can be used for #asteroid tracking, #spacejunk etc

    Also. These mosaiced screen video, you can read the #obfuscated text.
    #opsec #infosec implications

    "pixel voxel motion projection"

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=zFiubdrJ

    #algo #compsci

  20. Here is a cool, novel advanced #algorithm for tracking #stealth and can be used for #asteroid tracking, #spacejunk etc

    Also. These mosaiced screen video, you can read the #obfuscated text.
    #opsec #infosec implications

    "pixel voxel motion projection"

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=zFiubdrJ

    #algo #compsci

  21. Here is a cool, novel advanced #algorithm for tracking #stealth and can be used for #asteroid tracking, #spacejunk etc

    Also. These mosaiced screen video, you can read the #obfuscated text.
    #opsec #infosec implications

    "pixel voxel motion projection"

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=zFiubdrJ

    #algo #compsci

  22. Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Satellite Takes Up-Close Photo of Discarded Rocket Stage - Although there is a lot of space in Earth orbit, there are also some seriously big... - hackaday.com/2024/06/18/astros #spacedebris #deorbiting #spacejunk #space