Hommam Al Nassim 
The Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, revealed its plan to operate the “Milky Way” system dedicated to monitoring space debris before the end of this year.
Executive Director of the Advanced Programs and Sciences Department, Alexander Plushenko at Roscosmos, explained that the new system will be ready to operate by the end of 2024.
Plushenko pointed out that the “Milky Way” system was designed to be an open system, allowing the data it collects to be shared with Russia’s partners from the BRICS countries.
In addition, this data will be made available to some public and private institutions, as well as scientific and educational centers.
The head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, announced in April last year that Russian President Vladimir Putin had approved this system project for use in monitoring space debris.
Vladimir Solovyov, the general designer of manned complexes and systems in Russia, also noted that the International Space Station is subject to malfunctions due to meteorites and space debris resulting from the increasing pollution in Earth’s orbit.
The “Milky Way” project aims to develop an advanced system to monitor space debris and determine its location and movement in orbit. It relies on advanced technologies to achieve this goal, and it is expected to play an important role in preserving the space environment and enhancing space safety in the future.
Space waste poses a major challenge, as debris accumulates in Earth’s orbit as a result of previous launches of missiles, satellites, and space stations, and this debris poses a danger to current and future spacecraft.
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