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SPACECRAFT COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Can satellites bump into each other? New 'CRASH Clock' study reveals a potential threat in spaceEarth's orbit faces growing collision risks. A new 'CRASH Clock' measures how quickly satellites could collide if control is lost, potentia...
1.5 lakh close-approach alerts issued for ISRO's Earth-orbiting satellites in 2025: ReportFour collision avoidance manoeuvres (CAM) were performed for Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites, while 14 CAMs, including one for...
Amazon calls on regulator FCC to reject rival SpaceX’s ‘million satellite’ space data centre planAmazon’s satellite arm, Amazon Leo, has urged the FCC to reject SpaceX’s plan for up to one million orbiting data-centre satellites. In a f...
ISRO carried out 122 Collision Avoidance Manoeuvres in 14 yearsISRO has conducted 122 Collision Avoidance Manoeuvres for its Earth Orbiting Satellites over the past 14 years, with a peak of 23 manoeuvre...
Can Kosmos 482 survive the fall to Earth and the legacy of Soviet engineeringThe Soviet-era Kosmos 482, a Venus-bound spacecraft launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between May 9 and 13, 2025. Bui...
1,000 collision warnings per day: Earth's orbit is so crowded that the situation could get dangerously out of controlRecent reports have revealed that the orbit of the earth is getting very much crowded with every passing day and is getting absolutely fill...
What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?Recent reports are claiming that a pretty significant term is gaining prominence in the field of space science with every passing day which...
ISRO releases ISSAR 2023 report on vulnerability of space assets to collisionsISRO has released its Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) 2023, evaluating the vulnerability of its space assets to environm...
Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed by 4 seconds to avoid collisions with debris, reveals ISRO reportISRO's recent report discloses a 4-second launch delay for Chandrayaan-3 to prevent collisions with debris objects and satellites. The Indi...
Confident of Aditya L1’s insertion in halo orbit around L1: Nigar ShajiAditya was launched from the Sriharikota spaceport on September 2 and the spacecraft has traversed a distance of 1.5 million km from Earth....
Navigating lunar traffic: How ISRO plans to ensure safe space exploration amidst orbital crowding?As India prepares for its Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is conducting an extensive study...
NASA studies what will happen if an asteroid coming to Earth is hitWhat will happen if an asteroid hurtling towards the Earth is hit midway to avoid the collision? National Aeronautical and Space Administra...
India has 111 payloads, 105 space debris objects in orbit: GovernmentIn a written reply, Singh said all orbiting debris will have impact on the sustainability of outer space and future missions and added that...
Ever wondered how spacecraft maneuver around space debris? Read hereThe worldwide sensors of the Department of Defense's Space Surveillance Network (SSN) track more than 27,000 particles of space debris, or ...
NASA to launch test mission of asteroid-deflecting spacecraftA SpaceX rocket was set to blast off from California late Tuesday as NASA seeks to demonstrate a first-of-its-kind planetary defense system...
Chandrayaan performs evasive manoeuvre to avoid collision with NASA's orbiterA very close conjunction between Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter (CH2O) and LRO of NASA was expected to occur on October 20 this year at 05:45 UTC (1...
Isro prevents Chandrayaan-2 collision with Nasa's Lunar Orbiter"A very close conjunction between the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and the LRO was expected to occur on October 20 near the Lunar North pole," an ...
PSLV C-32 launch time delayed by one minute to avoid space debrisThe lift-off of India's polar rocket carrying its navigational satellite IRNSS-1F from here was delayed by 1 minute just before the launch ...
NASA working to avoid traffic jams around MarsThe US space agency has beefed up a process of traffic monitoring, communication and manoeuvre planning to ensure that Mars orbiters do not...
ISRO conducts special analysis for satellite safety: Govt"Collision Avoidance Analysis is also carried out to identify the safe lift-off time for launching of satellites from Sriharikota," said Ji...