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I wonder if debris in GEO orbit is a problem for other satellites in GEO orbits. It'll be up there for a very long time I guess. But maybe it just stays orbiti

I wonder if debris in GEO orbit is a problem for other satellites in GEO orbits. It'll be up there for a very long time I guess. But maybe it just stays orbiting at about the same velocity in the same orbit, so it's not really a big issue for other spacecraft in GEO? Here's a Wikipedia page with some ideas about it (look for "Higher Altitudes") -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris

milgrim 2y ago
At least collision avoidance manoeuvres are not that common in GEO as far as I know, so things like this are more the exception: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/flaviomurolo_meteosat-mtg-satellite-activity-7238843984670863361-y8pf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop https://www.linkedin.com/posts/flaviomurolo_meteosat-mtg-sat... Well, there's also the Russians sneaking around: https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-russian-sigint-satellite-luch-olymp.html https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-russian-sigint-...