Tag: Space Debris Observation
From thousands of kilometers down to several hundred meters, the Rendezvous and Proximity Operations mission marks a significant achievement in safely approaching unprepared objects in space.
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On the night of July 21st, 2022, at 21:24:41 UTC, telescopes at CastelGAUSS Observatory have captured an image of the International Space Station (ISS) passing over Europe. The ISS was at an altitude of 420.9 km, speeding at 7.665...
The European Space Agency is increasingly looking at possibilities to begin recycling materials in space, as we do every day here on Earth.The critical words are: recycle, refurbish, repurpose and reuse. Man has carried in space many tonnes of...
Chinese CZ-5B Upper stage rocket Body, NORAD ID 48275, tracked by CastelGAUSS Observatory
The CZ-5B launch vehicle is developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) and it was launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan, China, on 29th...
On December 2, 2020, our astronomical observatory (the CastelGAUSS Project) in Castelgrande took part in the 5th International Space Debris Re-entry Workshop, organized by the European Space Agency (ESA).
We presented some results of photometric observations of artificial satellites in...