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0 pointsRebelgecko1y ago0 comments

If pieces got bumped into a higher apogee wouldn't their orbit end up with a lower perigee as well? If so I think that might actually be better for deorbiting quickly

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meowster1y ago

As long as it doesn't hit something while it's in apogee.

bryanlarsen1y ago

One collision might be barely statistically possible. Enough collisions to start Kessler takes a lot more than one.

meowster1y ago

Isn't it the Kessler Syndrome when the debris from the first collision creates the subsequent collisions?

throw94741y ago

Diffuse debris while at higher orbit can take out satellites in those higher orbits (like Iridium, Kuiper, etc..)

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0 pointsRebelgecko1y ago0 comments

If pieces got bumped into a higher apogee wouldn't their orbit end up with a lower perigee as well? If so I think that might actually be better for deorbiting quickly

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meowster1y ago

As long as it doesn't hit something while it's in apogee.

bryanlarsen1y ago

One collision might be barely statistically possible. Enough collisions to start Kessler takes a lot more than one.

meowster1y ago

Isn't it the Kessler Syndrome when the debris from the first collision creates the subsequent collisions?

throw94741y ago

Diffuse debris while at higher orbit can take out satellites in those higher orbits (like Iridium, Kuiper, etc..)

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