The amount of space debris in orbit continues to rise.

More than 30 000 pieces of space debris have been recorded and are regularly tracked by space surveillance networks. As our technology improves, we are spotting an increasing number of unidentified objects (UI). Due to the time elapsed between their creation and our observation, it is difficult to trace their origins to a specific “fragmentation event”.

Based on ESA models, **the true number of objects larger than 1 cm in size is likely over one million.** And why isn't there any hits? 👀