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  • burble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Agreed in general, but debris from collisions can head upwards as well.

    For example, Kosmos-1408 orbited at about 475km and left debris from 300-1100km. This is an older debris chart, but it shows that event in red.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      15 days ago

      I think that’s kinda an unfair comparison considering this wasn’t really a collision and more of a planned destruction via hypersonic missile.

      It really isn’t relevant to the original argument that star link satellites would mostly likely just burn up on reentry if left alone.