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Given that low earth orbit satellites supposedly travel around 17,000 miles per hour, that is a frighteningly small amount of space. If we're voting, I say let'
by zdragnar 3y ago
Given that low earth orbit satellites supposedly travel around 17,000 miles per hour, that is a frighteningly small amount of space. If we're voting, I say let's not get that crowded.
- signatoremo 3y agoThat means the satellites should be aware of each other positions, just like aircrafts. It’d take care of collision. The majority of satellites will be commercial, not military. There will be space control for them. Also may be not 500 billions, but how about 100 millions? So 5000 times fewer.
- zdragnar 3y agoI was thinking more if we needed to get through them in a rocket than if they crashed into each other
- acover 3y agoAren't they traveling much slower versus their orbital plane - basically how much drag they experience? For example, we travel 1600kmph due to the Earth's rotation.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoThat's much better than cars doing 80mph a few feet apart on the freeway.
- zdragnar 3y agoRocket ships don't have to cross the plane cars travel perpendicular to the direction of their travel. That's a very big distinction.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoWhen two satellites cross each others plane it is highly predictable and easy to maneouver an avoidance. OTOH on a freeway lane changes happen constantly are sometimes very unexpected.