The Invisible Traffic Jam
A data-driven exploration of space debris, orbital congestion, and the growing risks around Earth.
Executive Overview
Earth’s orbit is no longer empty. Decades of launches have created a dense and growing population of satellites, debris, and inactive payloads. This project analyzes orbital objects to understand how we got here, where the risks concentrate, and what the future may look like.
Interactive Dashboard
Key Insights
- Orbital Growth: Satellite and debris population has increased exponentially over the last 20 years.
- Congestion Hotspots: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) regions around major launch sites show the highest debris density.
- Country Responsibility: A few countries account for the majority of objects in orbit, highlighting regulatory gaps.
- Future Risk: Without mitigation, collision probability rises, increasing the risk to operational satellites and space missions.
Tools & Approach
Platform: Tableau Public
Techniques: Data storytelling, calculated fields, geographic mapping, time-series analysis
Data Source: Space-Track.org, open-source satellite datasets
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🚀 Live Python App — v2.0
This project evolved into a full data engineering application with automated pipelines, interactive filters, and a risk analysis index.