The destruction by India of one of its satellites using an anti-satellite missile created at least 270 pieces of potentially dangerous “space junk”. The US Air Force, which is tracking the objects, said the amount of junk could grow. "Let me say clearly it was detected and characterized and reported by Air Force systems," he said. The test was “strictly speaking” a violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, according to Frans von der Dunk of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. China has also been testing missiles in space, and it claims that they are designed for use against satellites.
The destruction by India of one of its satellites using an anti-satellite missile created at least 270 pieces of potentially dangerous “space junk”. The US Air Force, which is tracking the objects, said the amount of junk could grow. The test was “strictly speaking” a violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, according to Frans von der Dunk of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. China has also been testing missiles in space, and it claims that they are designed for use against satellites.