#space domain awareness
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Small Satellites Require a Controlled Exit
Managing the descent of small satellites is no longer optional. From passive capture systems developed by SOAR and UTEP to the UK's whole-of-government sustainability strategy, the industry is moving toward mandatory, precise de-orbiting to prevent catastrophic orbital collisions.
Clean Orbits, Dirty Politics
As astronomers uncover hidden swarms of debris in Earth's most valuable orbit, the ability to detect and remove space junk is creating a new geopolitical divide between orbital superpowers and the rest.
Orbit Is Now A Statistical Minefield
With Starlink executing 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers in a single year, the math of orbital sustainability is failing. As SpaceX eyes a 100,000-satellite fleet, the probability of a catastrophic collision moves from theoretical to inevitable.