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Re:FCC Approves 5 Year Satellite Deorbiting Rule by ultra_nick on Friday September 30, 2022 @06:54PM (#33041782)
No, that's like trying to cool your house with a pinch of dust.

Bus = 0.0002 km²

Earth = 510.1 million km²

(Earth / Bus) / 100 = 25,000,000,000 bus sized satellites needed to cover 1% of the sky.

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Re:FCC Approves 5 Year Satellite Deorbiting Rule by fooker on Friday September 30, 2022 @08:29PM (#33042488)
You're a bit off, you have to calculate the area considering the height of satellites.
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