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1/3 sounds big, the the event happened in 1962, so the actual number was probably something like 2 or 3 total.
by tivert 2y ago
1/3 sounds big, the the event happened in 1962, so the actual number was probably something like 2 or 3 total.
- perilunar 2y agoFrom TFA: "During the Starfish Prime nuclear test there were just 22 active satellites in orbit", so ~ 7.
- geoelectric 2y agoYeah, but it was an Area of Effect type damage. The radiation formed belts. It’d affect the same area now, just more satellites.
- bravetraveler 2y agoIsn't LEO a defined set of parameters? Read: finite space. So, it wasn't that populated. Now? Oh buddy. Numbers are funny without contextualization. Far more potential impact today while dropping the scary fraction