@crypticcelery Objects in low orbits decay quickly (at 500 km within a few years). This is even more true for debris. Once you get to the higher altitudes, the satellites will stay in orbit for hundreds or even thousands of years. So the problem is not the volume (which grows with r^3), but rather the lifetime. If you leave too much stuff up there, it will be circling the Earth for so long that collisions are inevitable.

#KesslerSyndrome #SpaceJunk #SpacePollution

I found this meme that goes with the poll ☝️
(Thanks, @sewigget)
#pandemic
#nuclearholocaust
#ClimateBreakdown
#KesslerSyndrome

#astronomy #spacex #kesslerSyndrome
https://futurism.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-radio-signal-emissions

@AminosBilly #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect

From a @LiveScience op-ed by @sundogplanets: "#LEO is a valuable resource that must be protected and shared in a way that benefits the most people while simultaneously protecting LEO for use by future generations. We cannot have tens of thousands of #satellites in LEO without severe consequences for the atmosphere and an increasingly high likelihood of #KesslerSyndrome, which will limit our use of satellites for decades to centuries."

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/what-goes-up-must-come-down-how-megaconstellations-like-spacexs-starlink-network-pose-a-grave-safety-threat-to-us-on-earth-opinion

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceDebris

From an op-ed in @LiveScience by CSE's own @sundogplanets: "#LEO is a valuable resource that must be protected and shared in a way that benefits the most people while simultaneously protecting LEO for use by future generations. We cannot have tens of thousands of #satellites in LEO without severe consequences for the atmosphere and an increasingly high likelihood of #KesslerSyndrome, which will limit our use of satellites for decades to centuries."

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/what-goes-up-must-come-down-how-megaconstellations-like-spacexs-starlink-network-pose-a-grave-safety-threat-to-us-on-earth-opinion

#SpaceEnvironment

@ScienceDesk @LiveScience
Is there even any room up there for more satellites?? #KesslerSyndrome

Start with a base of #starlink Double that with #kuiper because #capitalism Weaponize space with the #GoldenDome Destabilize entire situation with an orange clown and the dreams of his hawkish sycophant... #kesslersyndrome in less than 3 years is what I'm hearing. This arms race leaves us all less than we were before even if we do manage to avoid nuking ourselves.

"In space, satellites deviated from their trajectories due to the changes in air density caused by the sudden heating triggered by the energetic processes. As a result, satellite trackers on the ground were unable to ascertain satellite positions and determine collision risk. NASA experts, at the same time, were trying to determine the risk to the astronauts and decide on emergency measures."

That sounds bad.

Link: https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/the-us-isnt-prepared-for-a-big-solar-storm-exercise-finds

#SolarStorm #EMP #Tech #Space #GPS #KesslerSyndrome

"'It’s stuff between one centimeter and 10 that we’re really worried about because we can’t see that stuff. I’m worried about astronauts. They’re exposed when they’re doing their spacewalks, and a piece of debris that size can go right through them.'"

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/satellite-wars-space-exploration-research-b2742463.html

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #OrbitalCrowding #SpaceDebris #KesslerSyndrome

When the Kessler Syndrome begins soon, please remember to blame it largely on Elon Musk & cronies. And hope that smart countries are continuing the research that the US government is abandoning due to 🟠🤡.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/space-pollution-elon-musk

#pollution #space #debris #KesslerSyndrome

Starlink’s got company — and orbital overcrowding is a disaster waiting to happen .
Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite mega constellation is just the beginning.

https://www.theverge.com/space/657113/starlink-amazon-satellites

#TheVerge #KesslerSyndrome

@starrytimepod as they say "Wait for the end" and + #KesslerSyndrome

The April 19 launch of 6 classified [Chinese] satellites into Sun-synchronous orbit via a Long March 6A rocket has reinforced concerns over long-lived space debris. The mission’s upper stage was left in a 834 by 990 km orbit—where atmospheric drag is minimal & natural deorbiting could take over a century. https://spacenews.com/china-report-debris-risks-startup-funding-and-previewing-space-day/

While Shiyan-27 was a standalone mission, the use of rockets such as the Long March 6A and Long March 8 series for China’s two, 10,000-plus satellite megaconstellations could mean a proliferation of such debris. “There will be some 1,000+ PRC [People’s Republic of China] launches over the next several years deploying these constellations,” says Jim Shell, a space domain awareness and orbital debris expert at Novarum Tech. “For both constellations, the rocket upper stages are being left in high altitude orbits—generally with orbital lifetimes greater than 100 years.”
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Space is a World-wide commons. And we need to protect it from the #KesslerSyndrome before it's too late and space is permanently cut off to humanity.

This replication of function in multiple mega constellations of satellites all serving the same purpose is bonkers.

Low orbit satellite network and the Kessler syndrome just another a threat to world economy, defense, money market...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-hxCOrm-Nk4

Move along. nothing to see here... just every modern nation competing with their satellite coverage

#space #EarthOrbit #LowOrbit #satellites #economy #defenseSystems #moneyMarket #KesslerSyndrome

Space News

What we already know, but an
ESA Report Says There's Too Much Junk in Earth Orbit (via Science alert.com)

The problem of debris in Earth orbit is getting worse.

The amount of space debris is rising quickly. We're sending satellites up at a much faster rate than they come down.

Read more:
https://www.sciencealert.com/esa-report-says-theres-too-much-junk-in-earth-orbit-trunk

#space
#kesslersyndrome
#esa
#starlink

#KesslerSyndrome here we come! https://techcentral.co.za/amazon-first-kuiper-satellites-starlink/261860/

"With over 34,000 large debris pieces in orbit and millions of smaller fragments, the threat of collisions and the #KesslerSyndrome looms large. International cooperation, stringent regulations, and technological solutions are proposed to address the crisis, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive global framework to ensure #SpaceSustainability for future generations."

https://intpolicydigest.org/the-platform/space-has-become-a-trash-dump-and-that-s-a-problem/

#Space #Satellites #SpaceDebris

@linguo

I'm guessing they aren't planning on any kind of anti-satellite weapon also clearing up the satellite remains...

#KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect

"#Spacejunk isn’t just an eyesore —it’s a growing hazard. If you watched #Gravity (2013) you know the devastating consequences of the #KesslerSyndrome, and how Sandra Bullocks’ character had to narrowly escape debris storms several times in order to survive –sorry for the 12-year-old spoiler! Right now, #lowEarthorbit (LEO) is packed with unregulated debris, turning the space around our planet into a cosmic landfill."

https://eladelantado.com/news/adras-j-spacecraft-photographs/