# 'CRASH Clock' measures how quickly satellites could collide if control is lost, potentially within days.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-06 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- The 'CRASH Clock' now estimates major satellite collisions could begin within 2.8 days after control loss.
- Solar storms can sever communication links, preventing satellite collision avoidance maneuvers during critical periods.
- Starlink satellites performed over 144,000 avoidance maneuvers between December 2024 and May 2025.
- The active satellite count in orbit grew by 485% since 2018, now exceeding 11,700 satellites.
- A Starlink satellite comes within one kilometer of another object approximately every 47 seconds.

**Companies:** SpaceX
**Countries:** United States

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