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So, it's certainly happened: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_satellite_collision http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_satellite_collision I'm nowhere near tale
by antubbs 13y ago
So, it's certainly happened:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_satellite_collision http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_satellite_collision
I'm nowhere near talented enough to talk in terms of "odds" with respect to satellite collisions, but it's worth noting that certain orbit geometries are going to naturally see a lot more density because several satellites want to be in a somewhat similar orbit for various reasons.
- swatkat 13y agoAnother one: http://www.space.com/20146-russian-satellite-space-junk-threat.html http://www.space.com/20146-russian-satellite-space-junk-thre...