In partnership with the Space Debris Foundation
For education only, not legal advice. Law as at November 2026.
More lessons in this track are on the way.
See it on the live tracker: Vanguard 1, launched in 1958 and silent since 1964, is the oldest satellite still in orbit, and the Fengyun-1C break-up record in the Orbital Register follows the debris from the 2007 missile test.
This track has one slide-deck lesson so far, "Who owns a dead satellite?", which takes about 9 minutes. More lessons are on the way.
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This track is rated Intermediate. Some familiarity with orbit basics is helpful but not required.