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There Are Too Many Spacecraft in LEO
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There Are Too Many Spacecraft in LEO
Objects in orbit stay there for a long time, and we keep putting more up there. Now, researchers say that despite efforts by satellite operators to limit collisions, popular orbits are too crowded for long-term stability. Kessler Syndrome: Donald Kessler first brought up the potential consequences of overcrowded orbits in a 1978 paper that identified the risk of a runaway space debris cascade: Objects in orbit breaking up into pieces that collid…
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