The exploration and use of space confined to our solar system depend on the launching of satellites, space stations, interplanetary spacecraft and rockets into orbit. However, this has generated and continues to generate an environmental impact on circumterrestrial space
The biggest problem is that restoring circumterrestrial space close to its original conditions is very difficult and expensive with present-day technology.
The responsibility for maintenance and monitoring of the Register of Italian space objects lies with the Italian Space Agency.
The updated Register can be accessed here.
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THURSDAY 21 MAY 2026
Promotion and dialogue activities in the space sector fall within the scope of the Italy-India Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029 MORE...
TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026
Martin C. Weisskopf, born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1942 died on Saturday May 2, 2026, in Huntsville, Alabama. MORE...
FRIDAY 08 MAY 2026
The cooperation agreement signed today at the Italian Embassy in Berlin for the mission with significant Italian participation MORE...
MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2026
Just days after launch, the first images are received from the third satellite of the second generation of the Earth Observation programme promoted by the Italian Space Agency and the Ministry of Defence, involving national industry with Leonardo, Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio and e-GEO MORE...
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025
Developed through the funding of Italian Space Agency within the PNRR Space Factory 4.0 MORE...