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Re:FCC Approves 5 Year Satellite Deorbiting Rule by saghm on Saturday October 01, 2022 @12:12AM (#33043805)
Isn't this thread discussing a very specific orbital range? The 450k-800k range is big, but I'm not sure I'd classify it as "incomprehensibly big".
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Re:FCC Approves 5 Year Satellite Deorbiting Rule by bryanlarsen on Saturday October 01, 2022 @07:19AM (#33045726)
Anything orders of magnitude larger than the Pacific Ocean deserves that title IMO.
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Re:FCC Approves 5 Year Satellite Deorbiting Rule by MobiusHorizons on Saturday October 01, 2022 @01:25AM (#33044136)
It’s at least bigger than the surface of the earth :)
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Re:FCC Approves 5 Year Satellite Deorbiting Rule by saghm on Saturday October 01, 2022 @01:32AM (#33044166)
Landfills can go underground though! Although I agree that it's unlike we can dig several hundred thousand kilometers :)
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