The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA)

Space debris problem spurs a bold change in US government regulations

By Elizabeth Howell, Publishd by Space.com, 12 April 2023 The Federal Communications Commission plans to streamline its space activities to meet fast-growing space safety needs. The fast-growing space debris issue is top of mind at a new space-focused division of the U.S. government. "Satellite and orbital debris rules" will be one of

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SPACECOM ops head ‘tired of the the excuses’ about satellite tracking gaps

By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 8 April 2023 Not happy with America's ability to precisely track adversarial satellites, Maj. Gen. David Miller fumed, "Somebody's got to figure this out. The American people have paid for this. Somebody's got to deliver." WASHINGTON — US Space Command’s urgent requirement for

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US ‘Swarm Of Satellites’ Can Exhaust Russian, Chinese ASAT Missiles; Help To Track Hypersonic Weapons

By Parth Satam, Published by the Eurasian Times, 8 April 2023 The US aims to overwhelm Russian and Chinese anti-satellite weapons with the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) 500 communications, data transfer, and missile tracking satellites. The first batch of 10 satellites was launched on April 2. SDA director Derek M.

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Space Force asks industry input for second phase of MEO missile warning/tracking

By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking defense, 3 April 2023 The Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking - MEO constellation will be incrementally developed in two- to three-year cycles by Space Systems Command. WASHINGTON — With a prospective budget boost in fiscal 2024 as a tailwind, the Space Force is speeding towards

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U.S. military begins launching satellites to counter hypersonic missile threat

By Stephen Clark, Published by Spaceflight Now, 2 April 2023 The first 10 spacecraft for a planned U.S. military mega-constellation launched from California Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, setting in place the keystone for a multibillion-dollar network of hundreds of small satellites to improve defenses against hypersonic missiles

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