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If this did happen to be space debris as a result of human activity then the likelihood that this becomes a more common occurrence is likely seeing how Kuiper a
by neverkn0wsb357 1y ago
If this did happen to be space debris as a result of human activity then the likelihood that this becomes a more common occurrence is likely seeing how Kuiper and Starlink are looking to have somewhere around 42,000 satellites and it currently has around 8,000; Kuiper also has similar ambitions.
- mlindner 1y agoStarlink satellites demise upon re-entry though so they're not going to be the cause.
- kopirgan 1y agoThey were busy demising until the plane interrupted the demising?!
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> They were busy demising until the plane interrupted the demising?! Too low. Debris burns up in the mesosphere and upper stratosphere. Airlines cruise about halways down from there.
- ocdtrekkie 1y agoEven with that the odds of this have to be less likely than winning the lottery while getting bit by a shark that was simultaneously struck by lightning.
- panick21_ 1y agoOlder sats are more likely, they were designed with less eye towards burning up. But that also makes it less likely to happen.