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I recall reading that Starlink orbits below the usual level that other satellites are at, so they shouldn't be too much of a threat for Kessler syndrome.
by JulianMorrison 5y ago
I recall reading that Starlink orbits below the usual level that other satellites are at, so they shouldn't be too much of a threat for Kessler syndrome.
- qayxc 5y agoThey still are. The lower orbit only means that the satellites themselves deorbit within a few decades at most. Debris from a collision, however, goes every which way including higher orbits and can still damage other spacecraft. The satellites in geostationary orbits will stay up there for millions of years, but there's much more room between them and there's orders of magnitude fewer of them.