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"The big fear is that future collisions will cause a domino effect where Earth’s orbit becomes cluttered with tiny, high-speed bits of metal. That could create a near-impenetrable layer of debris that would make space launches so dangerous it would essentially trap humans on Earth." The Guardian, 2026.

There are already around 32,000 tracked satellites and debris objects orbiting Earth, and some projections suggest more than 60,000 active satellites by the end of this decade.

Space is getting crowded, but not at 250 km.

Very Low Earth Orbit offers a different path: a cleaner, more sustainable operating environment where debris naturally re-enters within weeks rather than lingering for decades.

Higher performance. Lower debris risk. A more sustainable way forward.

Choose VLEO.

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Last week, we wrapped up Q1 with a company social.

As the space nerds we are, we put our human spaceflight operations skills to the test and battled it out in a star war.

We’re proud of what we’ve built together so far, and even more excited for what’s ahead.

Ad astra!

We were honoured to welcome the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation SPRIND to NewOrbit Space recently.

During the visit, Christian Bogatu, Matthias Spott, and Stella Meiré met the wider team, toured our lab, and reviewed the progress we have made so far under our contract. It was a valuable opportunity to share our work in more depth!

We are proud to be collaborating with SPRIND, whose support for breakthrough innovation plays an important role in strengthening Europe’s technological leadership. For NewOrbit Space, this partnership is both a meaningful validation of our work and an important foundation for future progress.

Thank you again for visiting us! We look forward to continuing the collaboration.

#NewOrbitSpace #SPRIND #Innovation #SpaceTech #DeepTech #Europe #BreakthroughInnovation

More than 1.2 million debris objects larger than 1 cm are now orbiting Earth.

ESA’s latest Space Environment Report is a reminder that parts of LEO are getting seriously crowded.This is not just a traffic issue. It’s a resilience issue.

As more satellites and mega-constellations are deployed, the risk of collision — and the operational burden of avoiding it — keeps growing.

That is why VLEO is becoming strategically important: less crowded, and naturally self-cleaning over time.

Is the industry still designing for mission performance — or increasingly for survival in crowded orbits?

#SpaceDebris #LEO #VLEO #SpaceSustainability #SatelliteIndustry

A few snapshots from our engineering work in the lab. Hands-on work, careful testing, and teamwork behind the scenes.