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Space Waste
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Tracked on Orbit Objects
Our Vision
At SPACE WASTE, we envision a world where the environment is protected and preserved for future generations. We aim to create a sustainable future for all by promoting eco-friendly practices.
About SPACE WASTE
Our Mission
Space Waste Awareness Campaign our goal is to create awareness and to hold nations and entities liable for their dumped space waste
Spacewaste.xyz is dedicated to raising global awareness about the growing crisis of space debris—human-made junk orbiting Earth, including thousands of defunct satellites, rocket fragments, and millions of smaller pieces.
Our mission is to educate the public, highlight the environmental and economic threats to our shared orbital space, and advocate for responsible practices: better end-of-life satellite disposal, active debris removal technologies, and international accountability. No more dumping in space—it's time to clean up and protect the final frontier for generations to come.
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Space Debris by the Numbers (as of late 2025)
Distribution of Active Orbital Debris Across Major Space Actors :
The United States, Russia (and the former Soviet Union), and China are responsible for nearly 95 percent of catalogued debris currently in orbit. Other spacefaring states, including France, Japan, India, and the European Space Agency (ESA), have also produced debris, but their contributions remain comparatively small.
Space Debris by the Numbers (as of late 2025)
- Tracked objects in orbit (>10 cm): Approximately 40,000–54,000
This includes active satellites, defunct satellites, rocket bodies, and fragmentation/mission-related debris. - Regularly tracked/catalogued: ~40,000–40,230 (ESA and surveillance networks).
- Statistical model estimates (ESA MASTER-8): ~54,000.
- Active (operational) satellites: ~11,000–12,500
Mostly in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), with Starlink alone accounting for ~9,300–9,400 (of which ~9,350 are working). This represents a huge jump driven by commercial constellations. - Defunct (inactive) satellites: ~3,000–4,000 intact defunct payloads
(Many more exist as fragmented debris.) - Total satellites ever launched and still in orbit (active + defunct): ~15,000
(Total historical launches have produced far more, but many have re-entered.) - Non-payload debris (rocket stages, mission-related objects, fragmentation fragments): The majority of tracked objects (~70–80% are debris, not intact payloads).
- Estimated objects >1 cm: Over 1.2 million
These are large enough to cause catastrophic damage to operational satellites upon impact. - Estimated objects >1 mm: Over 140 million
(Sometimes cited as ~130–140 million; these can cause significant surface damage or penetrate shields at hypervelocities ~10 km/s.)
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