Military test strikes on old satellites could turn low Earth orbit into a minefield of debris, threatening global satellite capabilities, warn UBC researchers.
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Military test strikes on old satellites could turn low Earth orbit into a minefield of debris, threatening global satellite capabilities, warn UBC researchers.
Military test strikes on old satellites could turn low Earth orbit into a minefield of debris, threatening global satellite capabilities, warn UBC researchers.
As the number of satellites in orbit increase, so will the possibilities of space debris. There are currently 8,000 satellites in orbit, but hundreds of thousands more are being proposed.