Visualizations show the extensive cloud of debris Russia’s anti-satellite test created
According to the report of theverge.com, trackers of satellites have been working nonstop to determine how much hazardous debris Russia produced when it destroyed one of its satellites. The 4,410-pound Cosmos 1408 satellite, launched in 1982, was deliberately destroyed by Russia's anti-satellite, or ASAT, on November 15, 2021, because it was no longer functional. Numerous visualizations show cloud debris Russia's antisatellite test will likely pose a long-term threat to other spacecraft in orbit. According to the US State Department, the satellite's fragmentation left behind thousands of smaller, untraceable parts in addition to at least 1,500 trackable shards. All of those…
