Innerworld@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoA Starlink satellite broke apart in orbit after suffering an unexplained "anomaly"www.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down11
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkA Starlink satellite broke apart in orbit after suffering an unexplained "anomaly"www.scientificamerican.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·9 days agoThose are in very low earth orbit, basically they can only take out themselves.
minus-squareBurgerBaron@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoAnd the Ozone layer again, potentially. https://www.science.org/content/article/burned-satellites-are-polluting-atmosphere
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·9 days agoYes, but collisions can always accelerate parts and new debris, bringing them to a higher orbit.
minus-squareturmacar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·8 days agoBut a more eccentric one, no collision is going to waive away orbital mechanics.
Those are in very low earth orbit, basically they can only take out themselves.
And the Ozone layer again, potentially.
https://www.science.org/content/article/burned-satellites-are-polluting-atmosphere
Yay… Didn’t know that
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.