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Re:Kessler Syndrome by ben-schaaf on Thursday February 13, 2020 @08:57PM (#22323337)
> sometimes well in excess at very high altitudes

High circular orbits move a lot slower than lower circular orbits (eg: geostationary orbits basically don't move at all relative to the ground). It's the highly elliptical orbits that have massive velocities.

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Re:Kessler Syndrome by histriosum on Thursday February 13, 2020 @09:25PM (#22323481)
FWIW, geostationary orbital velocity is like 3km per second.

I'm not sure that being stationary relative to the ground is very relevant since we are talking about stuff colliding in space. The more stable orbits seem like they might be less prone to issues, though.

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Re:Kessler Syndrome by Sanzig on Friday February 14, 2020 @09:21AM (#22326721)
Yep, I was referring to highly eccentric orbits like Molniyas... apologies, I should have been more clear!
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