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minus-squareCorporalCookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 days agoThey’re so low they’ll just burn up
minus-squareHerbGrower@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoEventually, doesn’t it still take a while though?
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 days agoDepends what new orbit a given piece of junk is in. It could be mostly higher, only approaching the old one at it’s semiminor axis. It’s not as bad as blowing up a higher satellite, but most antisatellite weapons try to capture rather than destroy to avoid the question entirely.
They’re so low they’ll just burn up
Eventually, doesn’t it still take a while though?
Depends what new orbit a given piece of junk is in. It could be mostly higher, only approaching the old one at it’s semiminor axis.
It’s not as bad as blowing up a higher satellite, but most antisatellite weapons try to capture rather than destroy to avoid the question entirely.