Mar 5, 2024 · The threat of anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons is once again front and center in the news, raising questions about norms for responsible state behavior in space. ASAT tests are used by …

[2] Seitzer, P., et al. Catalog of US Launched Objects for Active Debris Removal Missions, paper presented at the 2nd International Orbital Debris Conference, Sugarland, Texas, November 2023.

Nov 26, 2024 · These tests produced thousands of debris fragments, many of which continue to threaten LEO operations. Recently, in May 2022, Russia allegedly launched a weaponized satellite to target …

3 days ago · Indigenous startup Digantara ventures into tracking missiles from space Space debris and traffic monitoring has emerged as a key segment of the global space economy as companies launch …

Nov 15, 2022 · As previously discussed, Russia returned to ASAT missile technology on 15 November 2021 when its Nudol missile struck the Cosmos 1408 spacecraft at an altitude of 470 km, causing …

This article argues that the United States should build upon the momentum started by its 2022 announcement of a unilateral destructive DA- ASAT test ban by calling for a ban on the development …

Co-orbital tests have contributed roughly 10% of the ASAT-related space debris in orbit today (Fig. 1), spread over a wide range of orbits. The debris from the 2021 test created...

Jul 5, 2022 · The cloud of debris from Russia’s anti-satellite missile test last year continues to pose an orbital hazard to SpaceX’s Starlink system.

• Resolution provides the United States, having already tested direct-ascent anti-satellite missile technology, both an ofensive ‘sword’ and a deterring ‘shield’, while preventing other states from …

Anti-satellite weapon An artist's impression of a futuristic anti-satellite weapon capable of destroying satellites using its "circular saw" extensions Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) are space weapons …