Tag: orbital debris
Musk warns an armed Starlink invites Russian anti-satellite strikes
The SpaceX chief says keeping Starlink civilian is a debris-risk calculation, and he is making it as Russia's ability to…
NASA gives Omitron $23.5M to keep its fleet clear of debris
A $23.5M five-year award puts Omitron in charge of conjunction screening for NASA's uncrewed fleet, human spaceflight and NOAA's Office…
Space Force confirms a Cold War spy satellite broke apart in orbit
Debris from USA 32, an NRO signals intelligence satellite launched on a Titan II, is now part of routine conjunction…
SpaceX asks the FCC for graveyard orbits for its spent compute satellites
SpaceX told the FCC that its 4,000-kilogram Starmind compute satellites should be allowed to retire into graveyard orbits instead of…
Nearly a decade in, America’s space traffic system is still a pilot
Almost $200 million and eight years after the policy that created it, the Commerce Department's space tracking effort still runs…
LeoLabs spots a Chinese rocket stage breaking up days after launch
A Long March 6C upper stage scattered debris just two days after a rideshare launch.