Mastodon MigrationJun 15

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116755644758510150

Kessler Syndome Collision?

Apparently a Chinese rocket has 'broken apart' at an altitude coincident with some Starlink satellites.

What is not stated is the cause of the 'break up'. Which raises the question if the rocket collided with a SpaceX Starlink satellite?

Are we seeing a Kessler Syndrome event?

cc: @sundogplanets @AkaSci

#SpaceX #KesslerSyndrome

Show threadbenni
@mastodonmigration sounds very unlikely: "The good news is that this altitude is low enough for aerodynamic drag to cause most of the Zhuque-2E debris to reenter the atmosphere within a matter of months." @sundogplanets @AkaSci
Jun 16 at 5:37amWeb
Show threadProf. Sam Lawler6d ago
@benni @mastodonmigration @AkaSci Low orbits are good for not having debris stick around. However, that debris will make many MANY many orbits and cross the orbits of many other functional satellites in those few months.
Show threadbenni6d ago
@sundogplanets oups 😬 @mastodonmigration @AkaSci