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Re:One to two Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth ... by Dylan16807 on Monday October 06, 2025 @05:10PM (#45496364)
> If it is not a big problem, then it does not meet the definition.

It's still a big problem to wipe out low orbit, but it's not a long lasting one.

> What is that threshold? Because certainly there isn't space for infinite amount of objects.

Even if you crash a billion objects together at 300km, they're all going to go away in a few years. There is no threshold for semi-permanently ruining low orbit.

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Re:One to two Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth ... by JumpCrisscross on Monday October 06, 2025 @05:37PM (#45496597)
> still a big problem to wipe out low orbit

You're not wiping out LEO, but a particular LEO.

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