"The archive at allsky7.net reads like a catalogue of cosmic trivia."

"AllSky7 operates fisheye-lens cameras mounted by citizen scientists, triangulating fireball trajectories to arc-second precision — the same geometry used by military space-surveillance radars, achieved at a fraction of the cost and with no classification barrier."

"It sits inside a broader ecosystem: the Global Meteor Network, FRIPON (France's Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network), and the Czech-led European Fireball Network, which has operated continuously since 1963, collectively provide coverage across 30+ countries."

"ESA's Space Debris Office at ESOC currently tracks ~35,000 objects larger than 10cm in orbit, but estimates suggest over 1 million fragments larger than 1cm — a population that ground-based optical networks can partially characterise during re-entry."

"Satellite hull insurance has risen sharply since 2021; Lloyd's of London now prices constellation coverage with explicit debris-risk loading."