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dualvariable 59 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellit...

You could still generate a mess for 5-10 years at that altitude. Even if it self-clears you still destroy the constellation and deny access to LEO for years.

inemesitaffia 58 days ago [–]

That's not Kessler syndrome though. Is a cascade

dualvariable 46 days ago | [–]

A cascade would be bad enough.

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