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Re:Amazon Seeks Permission to Launch 3k Internet Satellites by caymanjim on Friday July 05, 2019 @05:58PM (#20366218)
Higher orbits require higher velocities, which aren't going to be reached by collision debris.
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Re:Amazon Seeks Permission to Launch 3k Internet Satellites by jcims on Friday July 05, 2019 @07:38PM (#20366753)
It’s not likely but definitely not impossible.

https://youtu.be/2UHS883_P60

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Re:Amazon Seeks Permission to Launch 3k Internet Satellites by jcims on Sunday July 07, 2019 @01:27AM (#20373696)
For the sake of completeness, did a little digging, looks like it did happen in fact - https://celestrak.com/events/collision/
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Re:Amazon Seeks Permission to Launch 3k Internet Satellites by jessriedel on Friday July 05, 2019 @08:49PM (#20367017)
Collisions can absolutely eject debris at a higher velocity than either of the initial impactors.
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