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I think this issue is over played a bit sometimes. 1. Satellites can kill themselves by dropping back into the atmosphere by their own propulsion system 2. Ev
by nickik 8y ago
I think this issue is over played a bit sometimes.
1. Satellites can kill themselves by dropping back into the atmosphere by their own propulsion system
2. Even if they fail, most of these are low enough that the time until they fall is reasonable short.
3. The objects are known and tracked so even if they are out of control, the others will avoid them.
4. We are moving into a world with cheap access to space and lots of satellites we need service satellites anyway and multiple are in development. This could be a legal requirement but even without it will develop because SpaceX doesn't want to have debris flying around on 'their' plane.