Low Earth orbit is densely packed, with bands such as the one for satellite internet service Starlink from commercial space company SpaceX - at an altitude of 540-570 km (336-354 miles).

The trend, which is only bound to grow thanks to the sheer number of satellites now being launched into low-Earth orbit, could contribute to "significant ozone depletion," according to a paper ...

Data from U.S.-based Slingshot Aerospace reveals that over 14,000 satellites orbit the globe in low Earth orbit, including approximately 3,500 that are no longer active. Further as per the UNDP ...

NEW DELHI: Space experts have cautioned against the exponential rise in satellite launches in the low earth orbit (LEO) and resultant increase in space junk that will make the orbit unusable in ...

The rapid surge in satellites and growing debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) is pushing humanity toward a potential space catastrophe. Without international cooperation to manage orbital congestion ...

The rapid increase in satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit unusable unless companies and countries cooperate and share the data needed to manage that most accessible region of space ...

Iran's space program continues to make progress as the nation announces the successful launch of its largest payload yet. Iranian state media says one of the nation's two-stage Simorgh rockets ...

Analysis-Global Push for Cooperation as Space Traffic Crowds Earth Orbit By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) - The rapid increase in satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit ...

BENGALURU - The rapid increase in satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit unusable unless companies and countries cooperate and share the data needed to manage that most accessible ...