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Thanks for linking to the interesting story, but it doesn’t agree with your comment. Wikipedia says there are only 36 clumps of needles left in orbit.
by aikinai 5y ago
Thanks for linking to the interesting story, but it doesn’t agree with your comment. Wikipedia says there are only 36 clumps of needles left in orbit.
- lkbm 5y agoGood catch. I didn't fully reread it before posting. I was also unsure if the individual needles were still around, but the article says they'd have decayed after ~3 years, so it's just those few clumps that are relevant.
- jcun4128 5y agothat is cool "artificial ionosphere"
- gridspy 5y ago*36 known clumps Individual needles are probably too small for radar to track, but not too small to punch a hole in your vessel. Fortunately some have re-entered.