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SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink
"These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort."
Ars TechnicaOct 8, 20261 min read
C3S selected to lead ESA project for constellation-scale microsatellite production
C3S has been selected as prime contractor for Flotta, a project by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a new 50-150 kg microsatellite platform and the production architecture required for repeatable, manufacturing and deployment at the scale of large constellations with more than 100…
Robotics & Automation NewsOct 7, 20262 min read
A Cold War Spy Satellite Named After Farrah Fawcett Just Blew Apart in Orbit
The USA 32 satellite launched in 1988 to intercept Soviet radio signals.
Gizmodo — AISep 30, 20263 min read
Space junk crisis: The robots and technologies being developed to clean up Earth’s orbit
When China’s Yaogan 50-02 satellite broke apart this year, it added at least 43 tracked fragments to an orbital environment already crowded with tens of thousands of satellites, spent rocket bodies and pieces of debris.
Robotics & Automation NewsSep 28, 202612 min read