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Unseen so Far, 25 Space Debris Threatening the Most Valuable Satellites Have Just Been Discovered in Geostationary Orbit

Astronomers from the University of Warwick found 25 unknown fragments on the geostationary orbit, according to a study published in June 2026 in the Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. These objects, barely a few centimetres, so far passed below the detection threshold of the watch instruments, as they crossed the working altitude of large weather satellites and telecommunications. However, space debris of this size was sufficient to mutilate…
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Astronomers from the University of Warwick found 25 unknown fragments on the geostationary orbit, according to a study published in June 2026 in the Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. These objects, barely a few centimetres, so far passed below the detection threshold of the watch instruments, as they crossed the working altitude of large weather satellites and telecommunications. However, space debris of this size was sufficient to mutilate…

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Monday, July 20, 2026.
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