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I assume that all satellites are tracked, but surely the safety calculations are not trivial. However, if you estimate the orbits at 200 miles and equal distrib
by biomcgary 6y ago
I assume that all satellites are tracked, but surely the safety calculations are not trivial. However, if you estimate the orbits at 200 miles and equal distribution across the surface of the sphere, it translates to 20,000 sq miles per satellite.
- perl4ever 6y ago20,000 square miles is only ~141 miles square. Which is to say, flying through that layer, one of the satellites is probably closer than the ground.