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arbitrary motion collision is almost zero, the dots are several orders of magnitude larger than proper scale would be. But still "high enough to require taking
by TheRealPomax 9y ago
arbitrary motion collision is almost zero, the dots are several orders of magnitude larger than proper scale would be. But still "high enough to require taking into account when putting something else into orbit".
- strainer 9y agoThe odds of one object soon colliding with another object in particular are extreme, but this is a kind of 'birthday paradox' situation. I cant figure it out at hand, but one satellite out of thousands might end up with the same 'birthday' as another not too infrequently.
- bagels 9y agoCollisions really do happen, here is just one of a few that are known: http://celestrak.com/events/collision/ http://celestrak.com/events/collision/ There are probably more that are unknown amongst smaller objects.