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Re:Analysis of the Cosmos 1408 Breakup by le-mark on Sunday November 21, 2021 @08:31AM (#29296108)
Wouldn’t it be a domino effect where debris from the first few military satellites would destroy pretty much everything in orbit?
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Re:Analysis of the Cosmos 1408 Breakup by _Microft on Sunday November 21, 2021 @08:43AM (#29296168)
You are right. This scenario is known as Kessler syndrome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome

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