Space waste has doubled in the last 10 years

Russian news reports say cosmic waste, including missiles, has been used to launch satellites or spacecraft, satellites that are damaged or discarded, other artificial objects . accumulation in orbit near Earth, has nearly doubled in the period 2001-2011.

There are more than 16,000 units of space waste in the space near the Earth, of which more than 3,100 satellites fail and nearly 13,000 upper floors of used boosters, compared with more than 8,800 units in 2001.

Russia is a country left on the most orbit of space waste, with more than 6,000 units (including other countries that are members of the Independent States Community - SNG).

Next is the United States with nearly 5,000 units and China with more than 3,600 units.

Space waste is currently a stalking risk for space equipment operating in orbit close to Earth, including the International Space Station ISS.