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Plus de 230 millions de débris « flottent » dans l’espace, un nombre en constante augmentation à cause des lancements et du nombre de satellites en orbite toujours plus nombreux. Les constellations de satellites changent le paysage. Cette année, l’ESA publie un nouvel indice : le risque de victime au sol.
Comme chaque année, l’Agence spatiale européenne publie son rapport annuel environnemental de l’espace (pdf de 152 pages). Et, comme chaque année, elle alerte sur l’augmentation du nombre de débris avec les risques que cela entraîne.
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