Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere
by nordsieck on Friday July 28, 2023 @07:20PM
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Space junk at that altitude does turn into debris, but it tends to deorbit on its own in around 5-10 years.
The real danger is space junk that's at much higher altitudes. OneWeb and Telesat Lightspeed (in planning) operate at 1000+ km, where space junk will take 1000+ years to deorbit on its own. And OneWeb has already had a satellite failure where it can't deorbit the satellite.
The real danger is space junk that's at much higher altitudes. OneWeb and Telesat Lightspeed (in planning) operate at 1000+ km, where space junk will take 1000+ years to deorbit on its own. And OneWeb has already had a satellite failure where it can't deorbit the satellite.