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  1. How Much Space Debris From India's ASAT Test is Still in Orbit?

    India claimed that the debris will decay within 45 days of the test – which was over a month ago – but barely 40% "of the tracked larger debris had reentered" as of June 15.

  2. To better understand the circumstances of this event, this paper will calculated and present detailed analysis of the tracked post-impact orbit debris from Microsat-R.

  3. Indian ASAT: Mission Shakti should be a comma, not a full stop

    Mar 27, 2023 · After the test, there was some blame-gaming and India was accused of creating some debris, which could even be detrimental to the health of International Space Station (ISS). Different …

  4. NASA says 49 debris from A-Sat test still in space, Indian missile ...

    Aug 26, 2019 · According to NASA’s latest orbital debris quarterly news, 49 debris from India’s Mission Shakti remain on orbit as of July 15 th. The report has however been rejected by India’s missile experts.

  5. Investigating the Risks of Debris-Generating ASAT Tests in ... - Springer

    Jan 3, 2023 · In this study, we simulated the evolution of debris produced in kinetic ASAT tests, similar to the 2019 Indian test, and evaluated the probability that such events would lead to collisions with …

  6. Impact of ASAT Tests on Orbital Debris

    The danger of space debris to other objects in orbit and the overall space environment cannot be understated. This presentation utilises data from the USAF Space Command’s Satellite Catalog to …

  7. U.S. military sensors track debris from Indian anti-satellite test

    Mar 27, 2019 · The Chinese anti-satellite test produced more than 3,000 trackable debris fragments, most of which are still in orbit and occasionally threaten other spacecraft.

  8. ESA Space Environment Report 2025

    Apr 1, 2025 · There is a scientific consensus that even without any additional launches, the number of space debris would keep growing, because fragmentation events add new debris objects faster than …

  9. Indian Space Debris - Drishti IAS

    Aug 22, 2019 · According to the latest assessment of space debris by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), out of the 101 pieces of debris (big enough to be tracked) created by India’s …

  10. India ASAT test debris poses danger to International Space Station ...

    Apr 2, 2019 · Portions of the debris field created by the March 27 anti-satellite weapons test by India could reach the International Space Station, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told NASA employees.