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m3kw9 ◴[20 Nov 24 21:03 UTC] No.42198075[source]▶

>>42197824 (OP) #

I would think newer sats will have collision avoidance capabilities and older ones will just crash. Maybe even clean up sats will be developed to collection them

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1. michaelmrose ◴[20 Nov 24 21:29 UTC] No.42198302[source]▶

>>42198075 #

Leo starts at 7.8 kilometers per second and speed plus secondary and subsequent collisions with very small debris makes it impractical. Also carrying fuel to react frequently would dramatically change the entire mission.

If your non refuelable sat is good for 6 months it probably no longer makes sense to launch it.

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