@sundogplanets “This Starlink satellite crashed in the easiest place in the world to find space debris. Is that near your house?”
A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
04/2026
🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 32,708 (+21)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 14,591 (+33)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,002 (-2)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,404 (+3)
❓ Unknown objects: 53 (+1)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,658 (-14)
30 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
Oh great, more companies competing to hasten #KesslerSyndrome !
#Starlink-rival Eutelsat signs deal with Europe's #MaiaSpace to launch satellites
By Gianluca Lo Nostro
Fri, January 16, 2026 at 7:11 AM EST
"#Eutelsat, which acquired OneWeb in 2023, plans to launch 440 Airbus-built #LEO #satellites in the coming years to replenish and expand its constellation."
Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/starlink-rival-eutelsat-signs-deal-121115488.html
#LEO #LowEarthOrbit #SpaceJunk #Satellites #KesslerEffect #DarkSkies #SpaceTrash
#Starlink satellites lift off on #SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman, Wednesday (Jan. 14).
Excerpt: "SpaceX added 29 more Starlink satellites to its low Earth orbit #megaconstellation today (Jan. 14).
"A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the broadband internet relay units launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday. The rocket reached its preliminary orbit about nine minutes after the 1:08 p.m. EST (1808 GMT) liftoff."
Read more / watch video:
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-6-98-1085-ccsfs-asog
#LEO #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #Satellites #LowEarthOrbit
A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
03/2026
🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 32,687 (+57)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 14,558 (+67)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,004
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,401 (-3)
❓ Unknown objects: 52
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,672 (-7)
24 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
More! We need More!
The US FCC has authorized SpaceX -StarLink to launch another 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites, bringing its total authorization to 15,000 Gen2 satellites. Satellites will be positioned into new orbital shells at altitudes ranging from 340 km to 485 km and will support space based Internet and direct-to-cell connectivity for new mobile phone services.
DL the FCC announcement here (PDF): https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-417881A1.pdf
#Space #SpaceX #StarLink #FCC #Satellites #Spacecraft #Internet #DirectoCell #SpaceJunk #SpaceSafety #CellPhone #Mobility
"Vandenberg SFB Launch Alert
The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Twilight mission to dusk-dawn sun-synchronous orbit with a return-to-base landing, Sunday, January 11, 2026, between 5:19 - 6:16 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).
Residents near Vandenberg SFB will hear one or more sonic booms approximately 8–10 minutes after liftoff as the Falcon 9 first stage returns and lands at Landing Zone 4 on the spaceport."
#sonicboom #SantaBarbara #space #rocket #spacejunk #NaziRocket
while we're at good news 😒
"#Starlink's plan to launch an additional 15,000 satellites has sparked opposition and concern from rival companies and environmentalists"
A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
02/2026
🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 32,630 (+31)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 14,491 (+40)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,004 (-1)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,404
❓ Unknown objects: 52
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,679 (-8)
30 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
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