Comment on China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ with satellites as it ramps up space capabilities: US Space Force
unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
At some point we will have enough shit orbiting the planet that we won’t be able to launch anything into space for decades. That will be a good time.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
yeah I’m wondering about this, too. LEO clears itself within 5 years, but what about the higher orbits? Will they just continue to be polluted or what?
unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
Yeah it’s already a problem, but if we start ramming satellites against each other I could imagine the problem getting to a point where we have trouble launching things into space. The real issue is the relative velocity that orbiting objects have. If you’re curious, the Wikipedia article has a really cool infographic and the section on hazards is pretty interesting if you like space stuff.