#OECD #SpaceSustainability as the next major #societal challenge - Growing socio-economic dependence on #SpaceAssets

📊 Statistics

• Almost 90 countries with a #satellite 🛰️ in #orbit
• Users and applications of #SpaceBased infrastructure
• #Orbital launch history
• Monthly number of objects in #Earth’s #orbits by object type
• Overview of current impacts and related costs of #SpaceDebris 🗑️
• Affected orbits and #space applications
• Operational satellites by type of operator and orbit altitude in low-earth orbits
• Top 50 most “concerning” orbital #debris 🗑️ objects
• Payload clearance attempts in #LEO above 650 km altitude
https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/16543990-en/1/3/2/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/16543990-en&_csp_=854a4bce42a0a0ccab7782305a6fe7d7&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book#section-d1e908

#SpaceDebris

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#OECD #SpaceSustainability as the next major #societal challenge - Growing socio-economic dependence on #SpaceAssets

📊 Statistics

• Almost 90 countries with a #satellite 🛰️ in #orbit
• Users and applications of #SpaceBased infrastructure
• #Orbital launch history
• Monthly number of objects in #Earth’s #orbits by object type
• Overview of current impacts and related costs of #SpaceDebris 🗑️
• Affected orbits and space applications
• Operational satellites by type of operator and orbit altitude in low-earth orbits
• Top 50 most “concerning” orbital #debris 🗑️ objects
• Payload clearance attempts in #LEO above 650 km altitude
https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/16543990-en/1/3/2/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/16543990-en&_csp_=854a4bce42a0a0ccab7782305a6fe7d7&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book#section-d1e908

Picture : :ccby: :cc_nd: https://www.statista.com/chart/28309/countries-creating-the-most-space-debris