Starlink Satellite Breaks Apart in Orbit After Reported Anomaly

Starlink Satellite Breaks Apart in Orbit After Reported Anomaly

The event sounds similar to an incident that caused SpaceX to lose a satellite in December.

‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control

Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentiallySome reports suggest that by the end of this decade there could more than 60,000 active satellites in space. Launch by launch, what began with a handful of scientific and military spacecraft has accelerated into a constant flow of objects, publicly and privately owned, placed into different orbital lanes,…

Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris

For the second time in just over three months, a SpaceX Starlink satellite has generated debris from an apparent on-orbit malfunction. The post Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris appeared first on SpaceNews.

Eight more satellites added to IRIDE space programme

Eight satellites have been added to Italy’s IRIDE Earth observation programme, following launch on board a Falcon-9 rocket. The successful launch brings the total number of satellites in orbit for the Italian programme to 24.