Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines Explained: IADC, UN and National Rules
Space debris mitigation guidelines explained: the IADC and UN rules, the 25-year limit, the 2025 constellation update and how regulators make them…
Topic
Orbital debris
TraCSS and EU SST: What Their Joint Study on Sharing Space Traffic Data Shows
TraCSS and EU SST compared collision warnings for the same satellites. What the 7 October study shows about operator data, FCC rules…
Kessler Syndrome Explained: How Real Is the Risk?
Kessler syndrome is not the instant chain reaction of the film Gravity. ESA's 2026 data suggests a slow cascade is already under…
Commercial Space13 min read
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ISS Retirement in 2030: The Deorbit Plan and What Replaces It
NASA still plans to bring the ISS down at the end of 2030, using a $843 million SpaceX deorbit vehicle it will own. But a Senate…
Regulatory Updates6 min read
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The FCC Five Year Deorbit Rule: Who It Binds and What It Requires
Twenty five years became five. The scope limits matter more than the headline: below 2,000 km, uncontrolled reentry, launches after 29 September 2024, and non-US operators…
Case Notes5 min read
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The DISH Consent Decree: The First Orbital Debris Fine, and What It Settled
A $150,000 penalty that nobody at DISH felt, over a satellite parked 178 km lower than it should have been. The number is not the point.…
Insights7 min read
7 min
Space Debris Liability: Who Pays When Satellites Collide
The Liability Convention applies a fault standard to orbital collisions and never defines fault. That gap is why no claim has ever been brought for a…