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Arkisys, Odin partner to offer insurance against space‑debris strikes by equipping satellites with Odin Nano Sensors

Arkisys and sensor developer Odin have teamed to offer insurance against space‑debris strikes by equipping Arkisys spacecraft with Odin’s Nano Sensors. The partnership pairs on‑orbit collision detection and characterization with insurance underwriting to improve satellite survivability, operations and orbital sustainability amid rising congestion.

2025-12-19T12:04:12.600579-08:00

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Starlink satellite 35956 fragments and tumbles at 418 km after Dec. 17 anomaly, ejecting trackable debris

2025-12-18T09:55:24.907042-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

EU ISOS 2025 — Europe moves to formalize rules for in‑orbit services (Interview with Joerg Kreisel)

2025-12-19T02:24:38.088818-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Charging for Space Situational Awareness: what problem does it solve?

2025-12-18T15:22:44.017587-08:00

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Arkisys, Odin partner to offer insurance against space‑debris strikes by equipping satellites with Odin Nano Sensors Arkisys and sensor developer Odin have teamed to offer insurance against space‑debris strikes by equipping Arkisys spacecraft with Odin’s Nano Sensors. The partnership pairs on‑orbit collision detection and characterization with insurance underwriting to improve satellite survivability, operations and orbital sustainability amid rising congestion.

2025-12-19T12:04:12.600579-08:00

Arkisys, Odin partner to offer insurance against space‑debris strikes by equipping satellites with Odin Nano Sensors

SpaceWatch Global

EU ISOS 2025 — Europe moves to formalize rules for in‑orbit services (Interview with Joerg Kreisel) At EU ISOS 2025 Joerg Kreisel of iBOSS and CONFERS outlined Europe's push to establish regulatory rules for in‑orbit services, from satellite servicing to debris removal, as industry and governments seek legal frameworks to enable commercial on‑orbit operations and liability regimes.

2025-12-19T02:24:38.088818-08:00

EU ISOS 2025 — Europe moves to formalize rules for in‑orbit services (Interview with Joerg Kreisel)

SpaceNews.com

Charging for Space Situational Awareness: what problem does it solve? This analysis examines the case for monetising Space Situational Awareness (SSA): proponents argue charging users fills funding gaps and enables higher‑fidelity, near‑real‑time tracking, while critics warn it risks fragmenting access to data that underpins collision avoidance and broader orbital safety. The piece weighs those trade‑offs.

2025-12-18T15:22:44.017587-08:00

Charging for Space Situational Awareness: what problem does it solve?

Reuters

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Starlink satellite 35956 fragments and tumbles at 418 km after Dec. 17 anomaly, ejecting trackable debris On December 17, 2025, SpaceX reported that Starlink satellite 35956 experienced an in-orbit anomaly at roughly 418 km, lost communications and began tumbling. The failure produced a small number of trackable, low-relative-velocity debris fragments; SpaceX says the spacecraft is expected to re-enter and burn up.

2025-12-18T09:55:24.907042-08:00

Starlink satellite 35956 fragments and tumbles at 418 km after Dec. 17 anomaly, ejecting trackable debris

Scientific American

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CRASH Clock: LEO collision-avoidance windows compressed to days (2.8–5.5) as constellations surge The 'CRASH Clock' quantifies expected time to a collision in low Earth orbit if avoidance maneuvers stopped. As of June 2025 researchers place that window at roughly 2.8–5.5 days — down from 164 days in January 2018 — driven by mega-constellation deployments and emerging 'space data centers'.

2025-12-18T06:14:12.772671-08:00

CRASH Clock: LEO collision-avoidance windows compressed to days (2.8–5.5) as constellations surge

Washington Post

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U.S. and Chinese satellites are 'dogfighting' up to 22,000 miles as orbital militarization escalates U.S. and Chinese spacecraft are increasingly conducting close‑proximity maneuvers — sometimes operating as far out as 22,000 miles from Earth — behavior described as 'dogfighting' as the militarization of orbit accelerates. This trend raises collision and mission‑risk concerns and signals a new phase of contested on‑orbit operations.

2025-12-18T02:14:37.333263-08:00

U.S. and Chinese satellites are 'dogfighting' up to 22,000 miles as orbital militarization escalates

SpaceWatch Global

Spaceflight’s Atmospheric Footprint: Early Science and Major Unknowns Spaceflight’s returns—reentries, stage drops and spent hardware—deposit burned and vaporised particulates and metals into the upper atmosphere. Early science maps emissions and chemical impacts but large uncertainties remain about cumulative deposition, climate effects and whether industry growth demands regulatory controls.

2025-12-18T01:30:42.924585-08:00

Spaceflight’s Atmospheric Footprint: Early Science and Major Unknowns

spaceanddefense.io

Astroscale awarded U.S. patent for fuel‑efficient capture of tumbling satellites Astroscale has been granted a U.S. patent for a fuel‑efficient method to capture and service tumbling satellites, advancing techniques to rendezvous with, stabilize and attach to non‑cooperative objects in orbit. The invention targets a longstanding technical barrier for on‑orbit servicing and space sustainability.

2025-12-17T18:24:15.521379-08:00

Astroscale awarded U.S. patent for fuel‑efficient capture of tumbling satellites

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Arkisys, Odin partner to offer insurance against space‑debris strikes by equipping satellites with Odin Nano Sensors

Starlink satellite 35956 fragments and tumbles at 418 km after Dec. 17 anomaly, ejecting trackable debris

EU ISOS 2025 — Europe moves to formalize rules for in‑orbit services (Interview with Joerg Kreisel)

Charging for Space Situational Awareness: what problem does it solve?

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