[wcoenen]

Turning one satellite into a cloud of debris would suffice, Kessler syndrome would do the rest.

[jiofih]

We are very very far from that happening. Even with most satellites being in the same torus around earth, if every single one in orbit right now were to instantly shatter, each piece would have something like a 1000sqkm volume to roam in.

[JasonFruit]

*area

[jiofih]

I meant km3 :)

[voldacar]

Debris would deorbit rapidly, starlink satellites are relatively low-altitude.