For respective days now, Poland and another countries of Europe have been warned about possible space objects that can enter the atmosphere over our territory. According to Jacek Dobrzyński, the press spokesperson of the Ministry of abroad Affairs, another possible facility can enter the atmosphere over 12 European countries, including Poland, on Thursday from 9:48 am to 9:56 pm. The facility is part of a carrier rocket launched on 8 February as part of a commercial mission by Kinesis, which took off from fresh Zealand.
In fresh days Poland has witnessed an uncontrollable entry into the atmosphere of the remains of the Falcon 9 rocket launcher, which came from Space X Starlink Group 11-4. This event took place before 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, over the territory of Poland. A associate of a rocket weighing about 4 tonnes was identified by the Department of Space safety of the Polish Space Agency.
Moreover, on Wednesday, Poznań police informed about the notification of 2 finds of unidentified objects under Poznań. 1 of them was discovered at the premises of the company in Komorniki, the another in the village of Wiry. Service secured the scene and explained the origin of the items. According to Karol Wójcicki, the astronomy popularizer, the object that fell in Komorniki, is undoubtedly the remains of the Falcon 9 rocket – a composite force tank.
Polish Space Agency (POLSA) will verify the found remains together with SpaceX. Agnieszka Gapys, spokeswoman of POLSA, told PAP that specified remains in the vast majority of cases are completely burned, but it cannot be excluded that the object from Poznań came from a rocket.
According to the data of the Polish Space Agency, in 2022 over Poland more than 100 cases of entry into the atmosphere of space objects were registered. 95% of them are the remains of rockets that burn in the atmosphere. However, 5% are objects that can last entering the atmosphere and pose a possible threat to humans and the environment.
Space safety is an increasingly crucial aspect of state security. Therefore, the Polish Space Agency cooperates with another countries and global organisations to improve space security. In addition, POLSA besides conducts education and training for services and citizens to increase awareness of space threats.
It is worth noting that cosmic threats are not solely related to space objects that enter the atmosphere. Poland and another countries must besides take into account the risks associated with space activities, specified as space contamination and collisions between space objects.
Therefore, the Polish Space Agency is working on a strategy for monitoring space objects, which will let for the detection and recognition of objects which may pose a threat to the safety of the state. This strategy is besides intended to aid explain the origin of objects that enter the atmosphere.
In summary, space objects that enter the atmosphere over Poland pose a threat to the safety of the state. Polish Space Agency is working on improving space security, including monitoring of space objects and explaining the origin of objects that enter the atmosphere. Education and training are besides crucial aspects of space safety to increase awareness of space threats.
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Space facilities over Poland: Threat and Security
