| ▲ | SilverElfin 2 days ago | |
The big problem is debris. These higher satellites will take hundreds of years to fall out of orbit if they end up malfunctioning. | ||
| ▲ | motorest 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
> The big problem is debris. These higher satellites will take hundreds of years to fall out of orbit if they end up malfunctioning. Malfunctioning is a risk, but if they are the backbone of a rival military power then this means they are also a high-value target. If the world enters a major conflict, there will be a huge volume of space debris for sure. | ||
| ▲ | dottjt 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Nothing is a problem on a short enough timeline. | ||
| ▲ | karunamurti 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
There are a couple dozens of companies trying to do space cleaning. Let's see if some can succeed. | ||
| ▲ | wkat4242 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Yeah they'd better have some kind of deorbit engine. A starlink is only around for 10 years or so. | ||