Every day, dozens of satellites and various objects fly over Ukraine. Some of them can be seen in the sky, while most cannot.
This is evidenced by the portal platform.leolabs.space, which has been created for real-time tracking of satellites and space debris.
By using this portal, Ukrainians can monitor the movement of satellites over Ukraine and its cities in real-time, as well as see how much space debris is present in low Earth orbit.
According to the developers, this platform is designed to avoid collisions with space debris and satellites in real-time. However, since its inception, the annual increase in rocket debris from unknown parts around the orbit has been rising, which is concerning scientists.
Researchers from the orbital mapping company LeoLabs state that too much space debris has accumulated in orbit, which will inevitably lead to a disaster.
Stages of discarded rockets, along with their fragments orbiting the Earth, represent a ticking time bomb, says LeoLabs employee Darren McKnight.
This program operates a network of radars that scan low Earth orbit while simultaneously mapping thousands of flying objects. These fragments and debris do not disappear; their numbers only continue to grow.
According to LeoLabs, approximately 30,000,000 objects larger than a soccer ball are orbiting the Earth, traveling at very high speeds. Therefore, scientists are no longer asking the question: "Will these fragments collide?" Instead, they are asking: "When will it happen?"
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