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The 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
by strainer 9y ago
The 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.