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Re:Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms by 8note on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @06:20PM (#27900077)
It also could easily be part of what ensures that nobody goes to space in the next 50+ years while kestler syndrome takes over
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Re:Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms by kilotaras on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @08:04AM (#27905153)
> However, even a catastrophic Kessler scenario at LEO would pose minimal risk for launches continuing past LEO, or satellites travelling at medium Earth orbit (MEO) or geosynchronous orbit (GEO) [0]

Blocking usability of LEO is not ideal, but blocking launches is really not the risk.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome#Implications

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