Debris 'Squalls' From Russian Anti-Satellite Test Continually Threaten SpaceX's Starlink - Gizmodo


8/11/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Passant Rabie

The space junk was created in November 2021 when Russia used a missile to deliberately destroy a defunct satellite.

Orbital debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test is menacing the Starlink satellite constellation, with researchers reporting more than 6,000 close calls with the SpaceX satellites. The ne… [+2860 chars]

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