Description Project LEONIDS will design a drag sail to assist CubeSat operators in complying with FCC 22-74, which requires satellites orbiting below 2000km to deorbit within 5 years at the end of ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has ...

"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...

Founded a little less than three years ago, K2 seeks to disrupt the production of large satellites by focusing on vertical ...

"Preliminary analysis show the increased drag at the low altitudes prevented ... articles/s41598-021-89909-7 McDowell, J. The Low Earth Orbit Satellite Population and Impacts of the SpaceX ...

There is more space junk in ... include "drag sails," which accelerate the de-orbit process of spacecraft, with the ultimate aim of reducing space debris. Several large satellite constellation ...

Satellites and chunks of space junk come close to colliding on a regular basis. The situation could get dangerously out of control.

Brian Collins, director of Colorado-based nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance, plans a new low-orbit satellite "constellation" to complement existing resources. It will sport a sensor with a resolution ...