A satellite launched by the former USSR has recently disintegrated in orbit around Earth. It is not the only one recently. The space above our heads is increasingly crowded compared to the era of space exploration in the 1960s. However, while they can provide more and more services to humanity, like Starlink, this crowding makes systems more fragile, especially if debris accumulates. And this is a problem that could soon emerge given the current trend. The Soviet-era satellite Meteor 2-7 disintegrated in low Earth orbit. In May 1981, the Soviet Union launched a meteorological satellite, both military and civilian, named Meteor 2-7. A spacecraft that had time to complete its mission and had been in orbit for a long time. And on October 5, it underwent disintegration in low Earth orbit (the second in its history). It was the space surveillance company LeoLabs that announced this event. It said it had detected dozens of fragments around the satellite. Meteor 2-7 was located approximately 850 kilometers above Earth, in a region dense with orbital debris. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated event. "It is the last in a series of events observed over the past six months. Taken as a whole, they reveal a concerning trend for space safety and security, and highlight the absolute necessity of continuous monitoring," explains LeoLabs in a message posted on X. Among the spacecraft that have recently disintegrated, there is an American spy satellite USA 32 (September 2026) or the body of a Chinese rocket (August 2026). A Starlink satellite had also fragmented a few months ago. The multiplication of satellites in space generally leads to an increase in potential debris that could end up there, endangering not only operational satellites, but also manned missions. One recalls that in November last year, three taikonauts found themselves stuck in their Tiangong space station due to debris that damaged the spacecraft intended to ensure their return to Earth.