SpaceX launched some 60 satellites into space this morning — and the company plans to send up hundreds more this year. But some experts worry the current system for managing space traffic is ill-prepared for what's to come.
SpaceX has launched dozens of satellites as part of its Starlink project to bring high-speed Internet to every point on the planet.SpaceX has launched dozens of satellites as part of its Starlink project to bring high-speed Internet to every point on the planet.A rocket from the commercial company SpaceX lifted off on Wednesday morning with some 60 satellites aboard. Once they reached low Earth orbit, the satellites were released and began to fan out like a deck of cards.
"That is crazy," says Brian Weeden, director of program planning at the Secure World Foundation, which promotes sustainability in space."But that's currently the status of things." The military tracks all of it with a global network of radars and telescopes. It takes measurements and then feeds them into an old computer."It was first designed in 1983, but the version that we currently use was considered operational in 1996," McKissock says.Cameron Hunt/21st Space Wing Public AffairsThe military uses radars to watch for ballistic missiles. It also tracks satellites.
For critics of the current system, the real issues come after possible collisions are identified. Once a warning message is sent, McKissock says, the military has no further role in what happens next."There is nothing in place after we send those messages to ensure that people are making decisions that benefit the entire space community," she says.
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