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China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ with satellites as it ramps up space capabilities: US Space Force (edition.cnn.com)

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The Space Force observed “five different objects in space maneuvering in and out and around each other in synchronicity and in control,” its vice chief of space operations Gen. Michael A. Guetlein said Tuesday at a defense conference.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yeah I'm wondering about this, too. LEO clears itself within 5 years, but what about the higher orbits? Will they just continue to be polluted or what?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

Yeah it's already a problem, but if we start ramming satellites against each other I could imagine the problem getting to a point where we have trouble launching things into space. The real issue is the relative velocity that orbiting objects have. If you're curious, the Wikipedia article has a really cool infographic and the section on hazards is pretty interesting if you like space stuff.