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by doikor
953 days ago
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The Chinese test also happened around 350km higher then Starlink satellites (850km). The natural deorbit time at that altitude is already over 100 years vs under 5 years at 500km. Also it was literally the worst possible collision being an intentional head on collision. Satellites accidentally hitting each other on orbit are very unlikely to hit each other head on as it is very uneconomical to put satellites in a reverse orbit that low (there is a reason why we do rocket launches towards east if possible) |
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