jschall2 t1_jc4i3y9 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 11:48 PM Reply to comment by Wagamaga in Researchers say derelict objects left in orbit and other disintegrating space junk may cause a catastrophic collision above our atmosphere. They warn that they would destroy communication systems, setting modern society back decades. by Wagamaga Need to make a distinction between satellites that are in low orbits that naturally decay very quickly and those that are not. Most of those 60,000 satellites will be in the former category. Permalink Parent 3
jschall2 t1_jc4i3y9 wrote
Reply to comment by Wagamaga in Researchers say derelict objects left in orbit and other disintegrating space junk may cause a catastrophic collision above our atmosphere. They warn that they would destroy communication systems, setting modern society back decades. by Wagamaga
Need to make a distinction between satellites that are in low orbits that naturally decay very quickly and those that are not.
Most of those 60,000 satellites will be in the former category.