Space Daily June 27, 2026 • 02:30

In 2018, low Earth orbit still had months of margin: if satellites stopped dodging one another, researchers estimate it could take 164 days before a catastrophic collision. By 2025, after the rise of megaconstellations, that margin had collapsed to just 5.5 days. - Space Daily

A proposed CRASH Clock metric estimates how low Earth orbit's recovery margin has tightened as megaconstellations have increased orbital density.

The most important number in low Earth orbit may not be the number of satellites overhead. It may be the amount of time left if the system that keeps them apart suddenly stops working.
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In 2018, low Earth orbit still had months of margin: if satellites stopped dodging one another, researchers estimate it could take 164 days before a catastrophic collision. By 2025, after the rise of megaconstellations, that margin had collapsed to just 5.5 days. - Space Daily

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