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Energetic collisions can send debris on higher orbits with significant longer time to decays. It all depends on kinetic energy added

• Rebelgecko 2y ago
  If pieces got bumped into a higher apogee wouldn't their orbit end up with a lower perigee as well? If so I think that might actually be better for deorbiting quickly
  • throw9474 2y ago
    Diffuse debris while at higher orbit can take out satellites in those higher orbits (like Iridium, Kuiper, etc..)
  • meowster 2y ago
    As long as it doesn't hit something while it's in apogee.
    • bryanlarsen 2y ago
      One collision might be barely statistically possible. Enough collisions to start Kessler takes a lot more than one.
      • meowster 2y ago
        Isn't it the Kessler Syndrome when the debris from the first collision creates the subsequent collisions?