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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome :(

• foxyv 8y ago
  In cases where the satellite is orbiting low, Kessler shouldn't be a problem. In this case the satellite was at 300km and the pieces would decay in less than a year. Even if pieces were pushed into a higher orbit by the explosion, they would still dip down to 300km periodically and decay just a little longer. Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_decay#/media/File:Altitude_of_Tiangong-1.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_decay#/media/File:Alti...
  • SEJeff 8y ago
    Ah that is great to know. I believe the Chinese asat test was around 500 or so miles and it caused a real mess of debris.