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Re:SpaceX just got FCC approval to launch 7,518 satellites by Rooster61 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @03:23PM (#18462927)
Not to mention a struck satellite (probably) no longer has the capability to deorbit, at least not in a controlled manner.
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Re:SpaceX just got FCC approval to launch 7,518 satellites by astrodust on Thursday November 15, 2018 @04:24PM (#18463507)
Little pieces of smashed satellites are not obligated by the rules of physics to decay.

An example of how long shit can stay in space: A Saturn V booster rocket is still out there, slowly orbiting the planet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J002E3

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