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You'd still have an eccentric orbit intersecting some "higher" ones periodically, no? Certainly less dangerous than something "going the wrong way" in a given
by lxgr 1y ago
You'd still have an eccentric orbit intersecting some "higher" ones periodically, no?
Certainly less dangerous than something "going the wrong way" in a given orbital shell, but not sure if it's completely negligible either.
- Dylan16807 1y agoFor the lucky few pieces that launch at just the right angle, they'll spend a few months or years intermittently intersecting higher orbits. But almost all the debris will either stay close to the original orbit or burn up within hours.