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Re:Jeff Bezos loses attempt to block the Moon-landing contra... by marcinzm on Sunday August 01, 2021 @07:48AM (#28025612)
The links says that 3 pieces of debris attained higher stable orbits (ie: were still around 1-2 years later). There were 400 pieces of debris altogether. So not a large percentage.
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Re:Jeff Bezos loses attempt to block the Moon-landing contra... by tsimionescu on Sunday August 01, 2021 @11:00AM (#28026723)
Sure, but there also haven't yet been any major collisions in orbit. The risk will increase greatly if the huge number of satellites they proposed ever happens.
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