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Is anyone worried about space pollution and Kessler effect? There's currently around 5000 satellites up there, and each of these companies alone wants to put th
by ehsankia 8y ago
Is anyone worried about space pollution and Kessler effect? There's currently around 5000 satellites up there, and each of these companies alone wants to put that much more in space.
- Sabinus 8y agoThey've specifically gone for a low orbit with plenty of atmospheric drag to bring any unresponsive sats or broken pieces down promptly.
- boardwaalk 8y agoThey're in a very low orbit and would deorbit on failure in 2 weeks to 8 months according to SpaceX: https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=1636825 https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=...