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Active Flights illustration of cascading orbital debris around Earth, rendered in emerald green on a dark panel.
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Kessler Syndrome: The Orbital Traffic Jam That Could Trap Us

A 1978 hypothesis warned that space junk could cascade until orbits become unusable. Here is where the numbers stand now.

#space-debris#kessler-syndrome#orbits#space-safety
Active Flights illustration of satellite shells ringing the Earth, drawn in blue (#38bdf8) on a dark panel.
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How Many Satellites Are Actually in Orbit — And Why It's Climbing So Fast

There are now more than 16,000 working satellites overhead, two-thirds of them one company's. Here's the real count, and why low Earth orbit is filling up.

#satellites#starlink#megaconstellations#orbits