Tag: collision avoidance
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Space Debris Surpasses 1.1 Million Pieces, Elevating Orbital and Ground Risks
Unseen Hazard in the Sky: Debris Numbers Now Top 1.1 Million Earth’s orbital environment is increasingly crowded with human-made debris. Analysts estimate there are more than 1.1 million pieces of space debris larger than 1 centimeter currently orbiting the planet, hurtling around at roughly 18,000 miles per hour. This is more than a count statistic:…
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Space Debris 2025: Will Any Change Follow the Orbital Emergency?
Introduction: A Warning From the Cosmos Earth’s orbit is crowded with human-made junk—defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and tiny fragments created by collisions and explosions. In 2025, an escalating sequence of near-misses and high-velocity debris underscored a simple but daunting reality: the space around our planet is not a pristine vacuum but a noisy, dangerous…
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Crash Clock: How Quickly Satellites Could Collide After a Severe Solar Storm
What the Crash Clock Reveals Researchers studying the aftermath of extreme solar activity have introduced the concept of the “Crash Clock”—a model that estimates how fast satellite collisions could cascade once a severe solar storm disrupts maneuvering and deconfliction in Earth’s orbit. The study warns that with tens of thousands of objects racing through low…
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Crash Clock: How a Severe Solar Storm Could Spark Satellite Collisions—and How Soon
Overview: Why a solar storm matters to satellites As humanity depends more on space-based services—from GPS to high-speed communications—the risks posed by space weather have moved from theoretical concern to practical threat. A severe solar storm can unleash a torrent of charged particles and intense radiation that affects satellite orbits and onboard systems. In an…