Someone’s really got to start thinking seriously about how we rein in the space junk empire.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113068-fcc-approves-giant-mirror-satellite-designed-beam-sunlight.html
Researchers from the University of Warwick in the U.K. found that the geostationary orbit
— a region of space at the altitude of 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers)
— is full of dangerous, previously unseen bits of space junk that could destroy satellites.
The geostationary orbit is quite unique.
Satellites at this altitude circle Earth in sync with the planet's rotation, appearing permanently suspended above a fixed spot on the equator.
A single satellite in t…
Dutch gas storages: First, the Netherlands made an EU commitment to reach 74% of capacity before winter and it set itself a target of 80%. But filling progressed much too slowly to reach that and now, just before the end of the filling season, the target is lowered to 64%.
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Pixel Tag: Google stellt eigene Antwort auf Apples AirTag vor
Google hat seine Antwort auf Apples AirTag angekündigt. Der „Pixel Tag“ kostet 30 US-Dollar, erscheint jedoch erst später.
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Eutelsat: Europas Starlink-Konkurrent expandiert
Satellitenbetreiber Eutelsat baut seine erdnahe Satellitenkonstellation aus und hat beim Luftfahrtkonzern Airbus mehr als 200 neue Satelliten für bestellt.
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