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 by Staff Writers Moscow (AFP) May 10, 2020
Russia's space agency on Sunday confirmed one of its rockets used in past launches and floating in space has broken down, leaving debris in orbit. The agency said the Fregat-SB upper stage rocket was used to deliver the Russian scientific satellite Spektr-R to orbit in 2011. "The breakdown happened on May 8 2020" between 0500 and 0600GMT, above the Indian ocean, the agency said in a statement. "Currently we are working to collect data to confirm the quantity and orbit parameters of the fragments," it said. The disintegration of Fregat was reported on Saturday by the Twitter account of the 18th Space Control Squadron, a US Airforce unit which tracks space debris. It said the rocket broke up into 65 pieces but there was no indication it was caused by collision. The Spektr-R radio telescope stopped responding to ground control in January 2019 and the mission was declared completed several months later. ma/jh
The cost of space debris Paris (ESA) May 08, 2020 With hundreds of satellites launched every year, in-space collisions and the creation of fast-moving fragments of space debris - or 'space junk' - are becoming increasingly likely, threatening our continued human and technological presence in space. The Organisation for Econonic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published its first report on the economic cost of space debris. Using research from numerous sources, including data and analysis from ESA's Space Debris Office, it outlines th ... read more
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