iOS Nouvelles: 30 octobre 2025

December 16, 2025, 2:26 AM EST. A collision risk is rising as Earth's orbit fills with satellites. In the latest dispute, a SpaceX Starlink internet satellite had to deploy thrusters to avoid a close approach with a Chinese satellite launched by CAS Space aboard the Kinetica 1 rocket. SpaceX's Starlink engineering VP, Michael Nicolls, said there was no apparent coordination or deconfliction with other satellites, highlighting a broader problem of missing ephemeris sharing. CAS Space responded that they use ground-based space awareness to avoid known debris, pledging to coordinate with operators going forward to re-establish collaboration in the growing New Space ecosystem. With nearly 9,300 Starlinks in orbit (almost a third launched in 2025) and about 13,000 active satellites overall, orbital traffic and collision risk are rising.