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The New FCC Report on Space Debris has Recommendation for Mitigating Space Debris
The FCC is cracking down on spent satellites left in LEO. In a FCC Space Debris report and order released yesterday, the commission revealed plans to cut the post-mission disposal time from the currently recommended 25 years to five years. The growing debris problem: The DoD’s Space Surveillance Network currently tracks ~27,000 pieces of debris […]
ESA Report on Space Debris and Space Debris Mitigation
ESA has Released a Report on Space Debris In almost 60 years of space activities, more than 4900 launches have placed some 6600 satellites into orbit, of which about 3600 remain in space. Less than a third – about 1100 – are still operational. This large amount of ‘dead’ space hardware has a total mass […]
Space Traffic Management Workshop
With more and more objects launched into space (and especially into a Low Earth Orbit), the concept of Space Debris has become more complex than ever before. Hence, the idea of Space Traffic Management or STF has become more important then ever since it allows for the control and manipulation of space traffic including space […]