OHB’s second SmallGEO satellite in orbit

Space debris: Earth’s orbit is getting cluttered

debris: Earth’s orbit is getting cluttered How OHB’s Space Debris Centre of Competence helps to make[...] missions orbit the Earth, endangering active spacecraft. What can be done to avoid adding even[...] examples of space debris are spent rocket stages and launch adapters. But collisions in orb...

#DestinationVenus Part 8: On a flying visit to Earth's closest neighbour

Last month, Venus received two visits from Earth: Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo used the planet[...] to Venus: Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo used the planet's gravity to lose a little orbital energy[...] space probes in quick succession: On 9 August, Solar Orbiter came within 7,995 kilometres of...

There’s quite a lot going on up there: space debris is becoming an ever bigger problem

The amount of space debris in orbit continues to increase. © Spacejunk3D, LLC 06. March 2019[...] be nothing short of a catastrophe if we were no longer able to launch any missions into orbit because of all[...] ? Dr. Charlotte Bewick: Space debris, human made junk in orbit, can pose a great...

Exploration of the Universe Part 3 - Is it possible to land on the gas giants in our solar system?

discovered by Galileo Galilei as early as 1610. They move in orbits close to the planet and are hypothesized[...] objects orbiting Jupiter were only captured over time by the planet's gravity. The Galilean moons[...] that rotates fastest around its own axis. A full orbit around the sun takes...

Guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management

Trackable objects in orbit around Earth: The debris field shown in the image is an artist's[...] the various orbits in inconceivably large quantities and at high speeds - an ever-increasing danger[...] . Especially in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), where the International Space Station (ISS) is...

ORBCOMM announces commercial service for its final 11 OG2 satellites

from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL. After comprehensive in-orbit testing, the 11 OG2 satellites[...] are spaced within three separate drift orbit planes, and the OG2 satellite fleet is now processing over[...] 06. February 2018 Press Releases ORBCOMM announces commercial service for its...

Space Encounter: The new Cold War in space: Here's how it affects the succession of the ISS

of its own. This would mean that there would soon be three space stations orbiting Earth: the ISS[...] . And the orbit correction of the ISS, i.e. the firing of thrusters to compensate for the station's descent due[...] it. And a decision must be made on how the West will position itself in LEO,...

Exploration of the Universe Part 4 - Does it rain diamonds on the ice giants?

to orbit the sun. By comparison, it takes the Earth only about seven minutes to cover its own diameter[...] of the orbital plane. This means that the planet lies on its side and "rolls" around the sun in an almost[...] circular orbit. Uranus completes a complete rotation around itself in just...

Billiards in space - DART and Hera

its orbit. © ESA Hera Space Safety Exploration 19. September 2022 Billiards in space - DART and Hera How[...] close to Earth on its orbit through our solar system or even hits it. Of course, discovering the object[...] with a diameter of just under 170 metres, which orbits the main body at a...