US EditionThe Growing Risk of Space Debris
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ESA and Spain will join forces to test in orbit a system capable of capturing useless satellites and reducing collision risks.The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Spanish Space Agency (ESA) will launch an innovative mission that will test robotic technology to capture space debris safely and standardizedly.The project, called Capture Payload Bay (CAT), seeks to address the growing threat posed by unserviceable satellites orbiting uncontrollab…
The Growing Risk of Space Debris
Low orbit space is growing increasingly crowded. Starlink has over 7,100 satellites in orbit and has plans to grow to 30,000. Project Kuiper has plans for a constellation of 3,232 satellites. One Web’s first-generation constellation has 648 satellites, with plans to grow to over 6,300 satellites. The Thousand Sails (Qianfan) constellation is planning for up to 15,000 satellites. Numerous countries and businesses are launching or planning for sma…
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