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India's destruction of satellite threatens ISS, says Nasa (military engineering) - C C - Apr 3, 2019
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/02/a-terrible-thing-nasa-condemns-indias-destruction-of-satellite-and-resulting-space-junk
EXCERPT: India’s destruction of one of its satellites [...] created 400 pieces of orbital debris and posed a threat to astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Jim Bridenstine was addressing employees five days after India shot down a low-orbiting satellite in a missile launch that it says elevated the country to the elite tier of space powers.
[...] The Indian satellite was destroyed at a relatively low altitude of 180 miles (300km), well below the ISS and most satellites in orbit. But 24 of the pieces were going above the ISS, said Bridenstine. “That is a terrible, terrible thing to create an event that sends debris at an apogee that goes above the International Space Station,” he said, adding: “That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight. It’s unacceptable and Nasa needs to be very clear about what its impact to us is.”
The US military tracks objects in space to predict the collision risk for the ISS and for satellites. It is tracking 23,000 objects larger than 10cm. That includes about 10,000 pieces of space debris, of which nearly 3,000 were created by a single event: a Chinese anti-satellite test in 2007, 530 miles above the surface.
As a result of the Indian test, the risk of collision with the ISS has increased by 44% over 10 days, Bridenstine said. But the risk will dissipate over time as much of the debris will burn up as it enters the atmosphere. (MORE)
RE: India's destruction of satellite threatens ISS, says Nasa (military engineering) - Zinjanthropos - Apr 3, 2019
Quote:elevated the country to the elite tier of space powers.
Ahhh.......NO.
Elite tier of irresponsible space powers .....YES.