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few dozen crashed satellites quickly become shrapnel on their own, spreading in all directions. not at "shrapnel speed" but nevertheless..
by nixass 2y ago
few dozen crashed satellites quickly become shrapnel on their own, spreading in all directions.
not at "shrapnel speed" but nevertheless..
- bryanlarsen 2y agoAt Starlink altitude there is still operationally significant volumes of air. So much so that Starlinks need to altitude raise regularly. Starlink shrapnel would drop below Starlink orbit almost immediately, and completely deorbit in a month or so.