ESA: Earth’s orbit is becoming an unsustainable environment

Earth’s orbit is becoming an unsustainable environment

Reportdespite improvements to reduce this huge amount of material of garbage suggests that it continues to accumulate. So in the report a long-term unsustainable environment It is stated that we created .

Just this week SpaceX in the Starlink mega constellation 6,200 satelliteslast year, avoiding debris and trash in low-Earth orbit. 50,000 collision avoidance maneuvers He explained that he had to do it. The ESA report also explains that humanity is launching more satellites into space than ever before, thanks to increasing commercial ventures.

ESA estimates that more than 6,000 of the world’s active satellites are in low Earth orbit, 500 to 600 kilometers altitude It says it is found. This region is becoming increasingly crowded and ESA emphasizes that the situation will only get worse. Most of the satellites to be launched in 2023 will target these altitudes.

If the wreckage were to collide or explode, the consequences could be catastrophic. It seems like a critical situation, but there are some positive signs. The report also points to increasing efforts to mitigate space debris through deorbiting payloads and upper stages of spent rockets.

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