Landmark fine: US penalises TV company for space junk, imposes historic first-ever penalty
October 04, 2023 11:56 ISTNASA estimates that more than 10,000 satellites have been launched into space since 1957, with over half of them now defunct. There are over 25,000 pieces of space debris measuring over 10cm long, posing risks to operational satellites and even human activities such as spacewalks.