INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The number of objects in orbit around Earth has been growing, and growing fast
There were 4,987 satellites orbiting the globe at the start of this year, according to the U.N
Office for Outer Space Affairs, which is up nearly three percent from the year before
objects have been launched to orbit according to the UNOOSA records, and a sizeable percentage of those spacecraft are more than a few years
one operated by the European Space Agency.A new industry organization called the Space Safety Coalition has just issued guidelines outlining
best practices for companies operating spacecraft in low-Earth orbit, with signees including Immarsat, Iridium, Planet, Rocket Lab, Virgin
new initiative, in which longtime space operator Maxar is a founding member, and why now is the right time for the satellite industry to