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Re:One to two Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth ... by bryanlarsen on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:35PM (#45494645)
No it's not. Kessler simulations show those chain reactions happening over multiple decades.
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Re:One to two Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth ... by nicce on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:37PM (#45494672)
It purely depends of the density of objects. The whole definition of the Kessler syndrome is about the estimation when the density is too much to handle.
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Re:One to two Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth ... by zevon on Monday October 06, 2025 @03:23PM (#45495226)
Maybe this is helpful: https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/understanding-the...
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