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The debris fields are in considerably lower orbits so its unlikely any material has reached geo-synchronous altitudes. Meteorites are a problem but the most com
by sizzzzlerz 8y ago
The debris fields are in considerably lower orbits so its unlikely any material has reached geo-synchronous altitudes. Meteorites are a problem but the most common are very small. Yes, they can cause damage if a critical part of the satellite is hit but usually, they're mostly harmless. Larger meterorites are much rarer so the probability of an impact is quite small.