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Re:India successfully shoots down satellite in space by kumarharsh on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @11:30AM (#19501886)
It will also ionize the air in an extreme manner, probably rendering the surrounding environment impossible to be in.

For a rough estimate, see this: https://what-if.xkcd.com/13/

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Re:India successfully shoots down satellite in space by diminoten on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @12:25PM (#19502566)
Mirror could be out in space, so it won't light our atmosphere on fire!
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Re:India successfully shoots down satellite in space by Infinity15 on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @05:58PM (#19506542)
This mirror would be shot down :P
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