Innerworld@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoA Starlink satellite broke apart in orbit after suffering an unexplained "anomaly"www.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkA Starlink satellite broke apart in orbit after suffering an unexplained "anomaly"www.scientificamerican.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoThose are in very low earth orbit, basically they can only take out themselves.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoYes, but collisions can always accelerate parts and new debris, bringing them to a higher orbit.
minus-squareturmacar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoBut a more eccentric one, no collision is going to waive away orbital mechanics.
minus-squareBurgerBaron@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoAnd the Ozone layer again, potentially. https://www.science.org/content/article/burned-satellites-are-polluting-atmosphere
Those are in very low earth orbit, basically they can only take out themselves.
Yes, but collisions can always accelerate parts and new debris, bringing them to a higher orbit.
But a more eccentric one, no collision is going to waive away orbital mechanics.
And the Ozone layer again, potentially.
https://www.science.org/content/article/burned-satellites-are-polluting-atmosphere
Yay… Didn’t know that