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#collisionavoidance

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Active #satellites 🛰️ must perform an increasing 📈 number of #collision avoidance manoeuvres to dodge out of the way of other satellites and fragments of #SpaceDebris. Another factor is the high level of solar ☀️ activity which can often cause increased atmospheric drag. If we extrapolate current trends into the future, catastrophic collision 💥 numbers could rise 📈 significantly esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Deb

www.esa.intESA Space Environment Report 2024
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Collision-avoidance maneuvers are not uncommon around the #moon 🌙. The #Korea 🇰🇷 Aerospace Research Institute (#KARI) received 40 "red alarms" of potential collisions 💥. There is currently no international protocol to resolve collision risks. "Sometimes, we did not have the contact information of the responsible personnel, and network security issues occasionally prevented email exchanges" space.com/space-exploration/la

Space · India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea's Danuri spacecraftBy Sharmila Kuthunur