Orbital Collision Won’t Be The Last

Credit: GLOBE BY ANALYTICAL GRAPHICS INC.; SATELLITE ILLUSTRATIONS BY GREGORY LEWIS/AW&ST
Satellite operators are at risk of a loss to orbital debris like the one experienced by Iridium Satellite LLC last week about twice a decade, and the danger grows every time there is another collision involving orbiting objects. The collision between an operational Iridium communications satellite...

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