Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caexternal-linkmessage-square221linkfedilinkarrow-up1985arrow-down113
arrow-up1972arrow-down1external-linkA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square221linkfedilink
minus-squarechildOfMagenta@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoI don’t think you are familiar with orbital mechanics. A collision would barely disturb an orbit.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agothen are the fragments dangerous?
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days 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?
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.
Definitely.