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  1. Nov 15

    Our partner, , leveraging their global telescope network, imaged the debris field created by the Russian anti-satellite test against in causing alarm to the crew, satellite operators, and spacefaring nations.

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  2. Nov 16

    Further processing of recent LeoLabs data on breakup shows 216 unique objects identified so far. This number will grow significantly as we gather more data and the objects begin to further separate from one another in their new orbits.

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  3. Nov 16

    La Russie aurait détruit son entraînant un risque pour la Station spatiale internationale. Un fait divers à quelques jours d’un nouvel exercice de défense qui implique une des de l’ «amenée» au .

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  4. Nov 17

    Nach Abschuss des Satelliten haben wir im Auftrag des deutschen mit unserem Weltraumbeobachtungsradar mehrere Beam-Park-Messungen durchgeführt.

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  5. Nov 15

    قامت روسيا بتجربة تفجير احد أقمارها الصناعية باستخدام سلاح مضاد للسواتل Anti-satellite weapon وخلق الانفجار سحابة حطام خطيرة (حوالي 1500 شظية يمكن تتبعها) في الفضاء الحطام بمدار يتقاطع مع محطة الفضاء الدولية ويشكل خطر عليها، تجربة متهورة بدون حساب للعواقب!

    The US State Department has confirmed that Russia conducted an anti-satellite test this morning, destroying one of its own satellites. The US has identified at least 1,500 trackable pieces of debris from the event.
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  6. Nov 17

    Here's another visualisation of our simulated cloud. Apologies for the sudden zoom at about 32 seconds. I liked the trails! (YouTube version here: )

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  7. Nov 17

    Latest analysis shows 288 debris objects confirmed from breakup. This Gabbard diagram shows the apogee / perigee for 253 of these objects with orbits fit by LeoLabs (real data, not simulated). Of note, some objects have perigees <420km that cross into orbit.

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  8. Nov 15

    In addition to these images, Slingshot Aerospace’s partner has also provided a video from shortly after impact. The circled areas show the newly created debris in LEO from the Russian anti-satellite test () against .

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  9. Nov 15

    1/ (THREAD) Ok, short thread rounding up what we know so far on the breakup, potentially as a result of a Russian ASAT test

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  10. Nov 18

    We've shared some thoughts and preliminary analysis on the breakup in our newest blog post, read it here:

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  11. Nov 18

    One more visualisation giving a different perspective of the cloud (YouTube version here: )

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  12. Nov 15

    On the test. Space can be considered an international park. No nation owns it. All nations have a duty to use it responsibly as it is a finite resource. Intentionally creating debris in space for any reason is destabilizing and harmful to all of humanity.

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  13. Nov 18

    Final visualisation for the moment: cloud passing over the Atlantic. Quality is not great but should give you an impression of what it would be like to pass near the cloud (YouTube version: )

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  14. Nov 15

    Excellent round-up of today’s events around the ASAT test from , including what the astronauts on the ISS had to do to protect themselves

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  15. Nov 16

    A optical dataset of post test debris has been released. Courtesy: Moriba Jah, Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

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  16. 22 hours ago

    Check out the evolution of Kosmos 1408 fragments, as simulated by our co-founder Dr. Stefan Frey. Modeling of debris fragments is part of the expertise at , underpinning our data products. Vyoma condemns actions that disrupt the sustainable use of space.

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  17. Nov 16

    The fragmentation of satellite - observations from Romanian SST sensor image credit: © COSST, ©AROAC

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  18. 8 hours ago

    Excellent piece on Russia's anti-satellite () test by and . They cover everything from the economic effects on the sector to the increasing militarization of space.

  19. Nov 18

    Excellent summary and analysis of what we know so far about the ASAT test, breakup, and consequences by and of .

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  20. Nov 16

    Our partners have provided us with a new image from Chile on Sunday night. The telescope is following the pre-breakup satellite trajectory, which shows the debris (red circles), from the Russian anti-satellite test against , spreading in many directions.

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