Over 14,000 satellites,120 mn pieces of debris crowding Earth orbit

[thespacewiredowns]

Over 14,000 satellites and 120 million pieces of debris from launches and collisions surround the globe in low Earth orbit, data from US-based Slingshot Aerospace showed. A UN panel called for a shared database of orbital objects and an international framework to track and manage them. The rapid increase in space junk would make Lower Earth orbit unusable, experts said.

 

[COLGeek]

Is there a question here? Or your thoughts?

 

[Jim Franklin]

Over 14,000 satellites and 120 million pieces of debris from launches and collisions surround the globe in low Earth orbit, data from US-based Slingshot Aerospace showed. A UN panel called for a shared database of orbital objects and an international framework to track and manage them. The rapid increase in space junk would make Lower Earth orbit unusable, experts said.

Point 1 - please provide a link, the tracking of orbital debris includes items as small as around 1cm and are paint flakes from launch vehicles and expand right up to defunct satellites that have run out of fuel to maitain their mission profile.

Point 2: The UN - really, they are helpoful and effective at moderating anything except distrust and division, so lets ignore the UN shall we.

 

[Hayward Marco1win!]

Is there a question here? Or your thoughts?

Could we use AI for satillite thruster control and extend large powered magnets to remove identified particles to clean orbit of debris? Cost of orbital rombas?

 

[Classical Motion]

We need a way to net charge the debris without charging the active units.

 

[COLGeek]

Could we use AI for satillite thruster control and extend large powered magnets to remove identified particles to clean orbit of debris? Cost of orbital rombas?

Assuming you could do this, what do you do with these once "full"? Seems it would take an extraordinary number of such platforms to make any sort of meaningful difference in the piles of stuff floating about. Who pays for this?

 

[Hayward Marco1win!]

Assuming you could do this, what do you do with these once "full"? Seems it would take an extraordinary number of such platforms to make any sort of meaningful difference in the piles of stuff floating about. Who pays for this?

Thurst into outer space in nontragectory of other objects politely set the course to the moon, followed by landing not collliding into the moon for storage. Use hydrogen drones for lowest cost larger targets require larger drones. A percentage of a country's GDP calculated to cover such vital cost. Strength in collaboration!