ScienceWestern sanctions raise satellite collision risks, expert says
Yelena Pavlova, chief designer of a component of Russia’s automated space-hazard warning system, told TASS that US and EU sanctions on Russia and other countries are increasing collision risks as satellite constellations grow. She cited a lack of trajectory coordination with Chinese and Rassvet operators, and said undisclosed orbital data for the US military’s Starshield and SDA constellations creates a particular danger.
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Western sanctions raise satellite collision risks, expert says