Christopher Fluke

Oct 25, 2024 | bizzbuzz.news | Sara Webb |Christopher Fluke

A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space junk clouding our planet's neighbourhood. The Intelsat 33e satellite provided broadband communication from a point some 35,000km above the Indian Ocean, in a geostationary orbit around the equator. Initial reports on October 20 said Intelsat 33e had experienced a sudden power loss.

Oct 26, 2023 | phys.org | Sara Webb |Brett A. Carter |Christopher Fluke

Reports this week suggest a near-collision between an Australian satellite and a suspected Chinese military satellite. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the US government issued the first ever space junk fine.

Oct 23, 2023 | sightmagazine.com.au | Sara Webb |Brett A. Carter |Christopher Fluke

Reports last week suggest a near-collision between an Australian satellite and a suspected Chinese military satellite. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the US Government issued the first ever space junk fine. The Federal Communications Commission handed a $US150,000 penalty to the DISH Network, a publicly traded company providing satellite TV services.

Oct 22, 2023 | canadianinquirer.net | Sara Webb |Brett A. Carter |Christopher Fluke

Reports this week suggest a near-collision between an Australian satellite and a suspected Chinese military satellite. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the US government issued the first ever space junk fine. The Federal Communications Commission handed a US$150,000 penalty to the DISH Network, a publicly traded company providing satellite TV services.