Beep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caexternal-linkmessage-square220linkfedilinkarrow-up1995arrow-down114cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up1981arrow-down1external-linkA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caBeep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square220linkfedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squarechildOfMagentalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI don’t think you are familiar with orbital mechanics. A collision would barely disturb an orbit.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agothen are the fragments dangerous?
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe fragments are dangerous to other things in low earth orbit. They will burn up before they hit the ground here. So really it might be for the best because I would rather see a world where every single satellite is destroyed at this point.
I don’t think you are familiar with orbital mechanics. A collision would barely disturb an orbit.
then are the fragments dangerous?
Definitely.
The fragments are dangerous to other things in low earth orbit. They will burn up before they hit the ground here. So really it might be for the best because I would rather see a world where every single satellite is destroyed at this point.