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Starlink satellites are initially launched into such orbits, then use their built-in thrusters to raise themselves to somewhat higher orbits. If somebody's lau
by bell-cot 10mo ago
Starlink satellites are initially launched into such orbits, then use their built-in thrusters to raise themselves to somewhat higher orbits.
If somebody's launching "blow up a box full of BBs" weapons into orbit...their ability to control even the initial orbits of all those BBs will be kinda limited. (But if 10% of a million BBs go where you wanted 'em to - probably good enough, eh?)
BBs with lower perigees may fall out of orbit within days - but that's plenty of time to hit something, if a particular orbit was being targeted.