The IRAS satellite is the size of a pickup truck, and may pass just 50 feet from the GGSE-4 experiment. A collision would create a debris belt that would endanger spacecraft around the world.

The only previous collision involving intact satellites that came together by chance took place on 11 February 2009. The satellites involved were Kosmos 2251 satellite, ...

In February, 2009, two satellites collided — an active Iridium 33 satellite which was operated by U.S.-based Iridium Communications LLC, and Kosmos 2251, a decommissioned Russian satellite.

SpaceX has touted its collision-avoidance technology, with CEO Elon Musk saying in May that Starlink satellites will "automatically maneuver around any orbital debris." Aeolus orbits at an ...

Two inactive satellites orbiting Earth may collide high above Pittsburgh tonight at 6:39 p.m. EST. The odds of a collision, recently pegged at 1 in 100, now sit at 1 in 20, according to LeoLabs, a ...

Update: LeoLabs tweeted Tuesday that the two satellites' collision probability has dropped to 1 in 1,000. LeoLabs, a company that monitors the trajectories of spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit ...

There's a one-in-five chance of two large satellites colliding at a relative velocity of 32,679 mph (52,592 kph) over the Siberian Arctic Friday (April 9) — an event that would spew 1.9 tons ...

Before the 1980s, satellites were seen as invulnerable, and their destruction was considered unfeasible. However, ...

The Trump administration's plan to gut the Office of Space Commerce and cancel the government's first civilian-run space ...

Instead, ESA's Aeolus satellite fired its thrusters to move away from the area, half an orbit before the potential collision would have occurred. In the future, the ESA plans to automate the ...

And if a decision is taken to move a satellite based on a 0.01% chance of collision, he says, “you could argue that in 9,999 out of 10,000 cases, the maneuver was actually not needed.” ...