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CRASH Clock: A satellite collision in low-Earth orbit could be just days away
Extreme solar activity or even a software glitch could put us just days away from a satellite collision in low-Earth orbit.
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The CRASH Clock is a new metric for measuring the risks of satellite congestion in low-Earth orbit. Its calculations are disturbing. Reading time 2 minutes Last week, a Chinese spacecraft passed ...
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'Crash Clock' reveals how soon satellite collisions would occur after a severe solar storm — and it's pretty scary
How long would it take for satellites to begin to collide with space junk and each other if they were to suddenly lose their ability to avoid each other? A new study finds that, with the immense ...
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