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Why We Are Here => Hardware & Technology => Topic started by: rcjordan on February 21, 2022, 02:56:57 AM

Title: Chinese ′space cleaner′ spotted grabbing and throwing away old satellite
Post by: rcjordan on February 21, 2022, 02:56:57 AM
Debbie whispers "Easily weaponized!"

https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-space-cleaner-spotted-grabbing-and-throwing-away-old-satellite/a-60658574
Title: Re: Chinese ′space cleaner′ spotted grabbing and throwing away old satellite
Post by: ergophobe on February 22, 2022, 03:17:24 PM
>>weaponized

Ya but...

QuoteESA numbers show that more than 300 million smaller objects are flying through space at incredible speeds of up to 30,000 km/h

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome

QuoteThe Kessler syndrome (also called the Kessler effect,[1][2] collisional cascading, or ablation cascade), proposed by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978, is a scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) due to space pollution is high enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade in which each collision generates space debris that increases the likelihood of further collisions.[3] In 2009 Kessler wrote that modeling results had concluded that the debris environment was already unstable, "such that any attempt to achieve a growth-free small debris environment by eliminating sources of past debris will likely fail because fragments from future collisions will be generated faster than atmospheric drag will remove them".[4] One implication is that the distribution of debris in orbit could render space activities and the use of satellites in specific orbital ranges difficult for many generations.[3]
Title: Re: Chinese ′space cleaner′ spotted grabbing and throwing away old satellite
Post by: rcjordan on November 10, 2022, 07:56:16 PM
Netizens 'Warn' Elon Musk As China Displays Mammoth 'Anti-Starlink' Radar SLC-18P At Zhuhai Airshow

https://eurasiantimes.com/netizens-warn-elon-musk-as-china-displays-mammoth-anti-starlink/