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13,000 #satellites 
constellation is likely to be launched quickly 
to prevent #SpaceX from hogging ‘low-orbit resources’ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3211438/china-aims-launch-nearly-13000-satellites-suppress-elon-musks-starlink-researchers-say
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/47926144123/
#China #SpaceRace #LEO #Satellite #SpaceTraffic #SpaceRegulation 
#SpaceDebris removal
Active
• Departure from a working orbit using its own #propulsion system
• Capture and #tug by other #spacecraft
• Remote energy impact (#laser or ion flow)
• Full or partial #recycling
Passive
Braking and deorbiting using the following objects:
• solar #sail
• aerodynamic braking device (#balloon)
• electrodynamic trap (#cable system)
https://orbitaltoday.com/2022/03/30/space-debris-removal-importance-todays-methods-innovative-spacecrafts
#Science 
27 Feb 2023 The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of #OuterSpace (#COPUOS) drafted #guidelines to limit the creation of #SpaceDebris which have been incorporated into national #laws in more than 45 countries, including most of the major #spacefaring nations. (#China has yet to adopt them.)
#Satellite trails & radio interference : The #IAU proposed to set up an #expert group to study the issue for 3 years before presenting guidelines. “We need solutions that are feasible and acceptable to those who #operate the #satellites” https://www.science.org/content/article/astronomers-stumble-diplomatic-push-protect-night-sky