As per the recent reports, there was a slight probability that 2 derelict satellites, still revolving around the Earth, could have collided on the morning of September 18. A day earlier, some worrying news was tweeted by Bigelow Aerospace, the space habitat development firm. A forewarning was given by the Air Force that their Genesis II, a long-retreated experimental habitat, may run into Cosmos 1300, an old Russian satellite. Even though the probability of a collision was merely 5.6%, it’s one more disconcerting indication that orbit of Earth is turning out to be hazardously packed.
Fortunately, no collision occurred and Cosmos 1300 & Genesis II just whizzed safe and sound past one another, carrying on their circular courses around 320 Mi (515 Km) over the planet silently. Through Twitter, Bigelow Aerospace stated, "There was no crash between Cosmos 1300 and Genesis II according to the Air Force."
Also dubbed Tselina-D No. 30, Cosmos 1300 has around 4,400 lbs weight. The spy satellite was lifted-off in August 1981 but was seemingly retired merely a few months later. Since then, it has been space trash. Genesis II, weighing 3,000 lb, was lifted-off in June 2007 on an assignment to verify expandable-habitat technology of Bigelow in the space environment. The module was proceeding with work kicked off by Genesis I that got into orbit of Earth a year earlier. The company representatives stated that Bigelow will keep up end-to-end control of its abodes going forward.
Likewise, the ESA, earlier this month, shifted its Aeolus satellite after acknowledging there was a 1-in-1,000 likelihood of a crash with one of Starlink internet satellites of SpaceX. But no crash took place, however, the incident has stirred more debate regarding the lack of company regulation overseeing craft in the Earth’s orbit, and how new-gen space firms plan to exploit their lack with numerous new internet satellites.