Netherlands Austria and Italy will not do anti satellite tests total 13 countries

3 more countries of the world have announced that they will not conduct anti-satellite (ASAT) tests. These countries include- Netherlands, Austria and Italy. The purpose of the anti-satellite test is to test such missiles, which can attack and destroy a satellite deployed in space. In the year 2022, America had first made a commitment that it would not conduct anti-satellite tests. America had called upon other countries to do the same. A resolution was also presented in the United Nations General Assembly in this regard.

The resolution passed in December last year. In the same month, nine countries signed it, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Now 3 more countries have joined this list. of spacedotcom Report According to the Netherlands, on 27 February, Austria on 3 March and Italy on 6 April signed the resolution. America is already a part of it.

All these countries have agreed not to conduct a type of anti-satellite test known as direct-ascent. Under this, to destroy the satellites that are finished or finished, from the land to the sea, from the ships or from the aircraft missiles are abandoned. Admittedly, such techniques could lead to massive amounts of space waste.

According to the report, in the year 2021, Russia had destroyed one of its satellites ‘Cosmos 1408’ by doing one such test. Because of that, a lot of garbage spread in space. This debris of satellites can pose a challenge to existing satellites. The International Space Station (ISS) is also always afraid of such wastes.

NASA has been critical of such actions. He says that such steps can affect the existing missions in space. The lives of astronauts can also be in danger. Statistics show that in the last several years, more than 6800 pieces of debris have been born in space due to anti-satellite tests. Of these, 3,472 are still in orbit today.

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