🇪🇺 #ESA 📆 2023 Annual #SpaceEnvironment Report : Over 80 % 📈 of constellation #satellites 🛰️ launched in 2022 were inserted into #orbits from which they will decay towards #Earth in less than two years 📉 once they are no longer operational or if they lose propulsion. The increasing number of satellites reentering Earth’s atmosphere is therefore expected to continue in coming years. For older pieces of debris, the only solution is active #SpaceDebrisRemoval. https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/ESA_s_Space_Environment_Report_2023

Cool infographic from P. Shah and @visualcapitalist #space #spacedebris #satellites #remotesensing #SpaceDebrisRemoval #satellites #astrodon