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.

Before the space age began (1957), only deep-space micrometeorites populated outer space

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MONDAY 22 APRIL 2024

PRISMA for the 2024 Earth day – April 22nd ‣

Far East islands observed by PRISMA

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FRIDAY 01 DECEMBER 2023

ASI – Italian Space Agency upgrades access to MapItaly data ‣

Downloading of COSMO-SkyMed constellation images has never been so easy MORE...

TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2023

SPACE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ITALY AND JAPAN GROWS STRONGER ‣

The Italian and Japanese delegations met to discuss areas of common interest, such as Earth observation, space science and exploration. MORE...

MONDAY 04 DECEMBER 2023

ASI PRESIDENT AT COP28 IN DUBAI ‣

30 Agencies and their respective leaders attended the Summit MORE...

MONDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2023

SPACE: AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN ITALY AND LATVIA ‣

The network of international cooperations of the Italian Space Agency continues to grow MORE...