Collisions With Satellites

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  Asteroid Could Hit The Moon In 2032, With Effects Felt On Earth: Study

  Scientists warn that a possible asteroid strike on the Moon in 2032 could send debris towards Earth and endanger satellites.

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  India's Rocket Launch With Heaviest-Ever Satellite Delayed To Avoid Collision

  The ISRO has taken a cautious approach and decided to delay the launch of the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 M6 flight by 90 seconds.

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  Chinese Spacecraft Nearly Slammed Into Starlink Satellite, SpaceX Reveals

  A Starlink satellite narrowly avoided a collision after a spacecraft launched by a Chinese rocket passed within 200 meters in orbit. SpaceX warned that the incident highlights growing safety risks caused by poor coordination as Earth’s orbital environment becomes increasingly crowded with satellites.

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  Artemis Era Raises Safety Concerns as Lunar Orbit Nears Capacity, New Study Finds

  As lunar exploration surges, scientists warn that the Moon’s limited stable orbits are growing crowded. Georgia Tech simulations suggest that with about 50 satellites, each may need several collision-avoidance maneuvers per year. Even now, orbiters like Chandrayaan-2 require frequent course corrections. With Artemis and private missions incoming,...

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  China and NASA Coordinate to Avoid Satellite Collision for the First Time

  China’s CNSA made history by alerting NASA to a possible satellite collision—marking the first instance of Beijing warning Washington in orbit. With Earth’s orbits growing crowded from megaconstellations like Starlink and Guowang, the event signals a new phase of cooperation in global space traffic control and shared responsibility for orbita...

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  Rising Satellite Traffic in Low Earth Orbit Sparks Collision Risk Concerns

  A new study in Acta Astronautica warns that Low Earth Orbit is becoming dangerously congested. Since 2019, the number of satellites performing more than ten collision-avoidance maneuvers per month has risen sevenfold. With nearly 25,000 tracked objects and more launches planned, scientists fear a chain-reaction risk and call for stronger global coo...

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  Iran’s Folded Rocks Reveal Ancient Tectonic Power at Asia-Europe Boundary

  Iran’s Zagros Mountains showcase tightly folded rock layers caused by the slow-motion collision of the Arabian and Eurasian plates. Visible from space, these dramatic geological structures reveal the raw power of continental tectonics and provide scientists with valuable insights into mountain formation, seismic activity, and Earth’s ongoing st...

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  Rocket Lab Delays IoT Satellite Launch to Ensure Safe Trajectory in Space

  Rocket Lab has postponed its "IOT 4 You and Me" mission to avoid potential collisions with satellites and the International Space Station. This mission, set to deploy five IoT satellites, marks Rocket Lab's first launch of 2025. The company is taking extra precautions to monitor space traffic and ensure the rocket follows a safe trajectory. The sat...

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  Skynet-1A Satellite’s Unexplained Orbit Shift Raises Questions About Command History

  Launched in 1969, the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, has moved significantly from its original position. Experts believe this was due to a deliberate command in the 1970s. The satellite now orbits over the Americas, near active satellite traffic, raising risks of collisions. Limited records exist regarding its control history, with suggestions o...

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  Why Chandrayaan-3 Launch Was Delayed By 4 Seconds

  Chandrayaan-3's lift-off had to be delayed by four seconds to avoid any possible collision with space debris and satellites, the Indian Space Research Organisation has revealed.