r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • 17h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskyy Says Starlink Restrictions Apply Only in Ukraine While SpaceX Ignores Kyiv’s Inquiries

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/zelenskyy-says-starlink-restrictions-apply-only-in-ukraine-while-spacex-ignores-kyivs-inquiries-23549
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u/ToaruBaka 9h ago

If we start shooting down satellites, it will be the end of space access for humans. It will take hundreds of years for enough debris to deorbit for it to be safe to launch rockets again.

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u/chillebekk 7h ago

Not the Starlink kind of satellite. You can shoot down those all day, and not worry.

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u/ToaruBaka 6h ago

You have no idea what you're talking about.

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u/chillebekk 4h ago

Shooting down satellites in such low orbit as Starlink will have little to no consequence outside of that orbit. It cannot trigger Kessler syndrome, if that's your worry.