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Thanks, I didn't see that. It looks like the satellites may actually be at 800 km, which is worse. At that altitude the natural decay lifespan is ~300 years.[0]
by schiffern 9mo ago
Thanks, I didn't see that. It looks like the satellites may actually be at 800 km, which is worse. At that altitude the natural decay lifespan is ~300 years.[0]
[0] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orbital_Debris_Lifetime_Diagram_Low_Eccentricity.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orbital_Debris_Lifet...