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• Kichae@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Everyone and their dog wants to gunk up LEO with their soon-to-end-space-flight-forever space junk

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  • Byter@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Objects in LEO fall quickly (months to single-digit years) without station-keeping, mostly from atmospheric drag. Anything we put there wouldn’t contribute to a long-term Kessler Syndrome situation. It’s geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) we have to worry about, but once you’re up that high there’s a lot more room for everything.

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    • fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      One study suggested all that burn up is bad for the ozone letter though

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      • mesamunefire@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Also introduces small amounts of bad metals in the air. It's one of the reasons wooden satellites are starting to be sent up.

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    • Kichae@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Kessler syndrome is specifically about LEO, and the damage done by debris from collissions, though. Like, that was Kessler’s whole thing.

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  • psud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ok, so list the ones I can buy today

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