Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated she would raise renewed Starshield disruptions with the US after Ukraine reported problems across the frontline.
Yes. Space is big. Very big. People vastly underestimate how much room there is even in LEO. We haven’t even scratched the surface of how much we can put up there; and in LEO, Kessler syndrome is not really an issue. It will be decades, if not centuries, before the number of satellites becomes a real issue.
Let’s try to put a little perspective on this. Currently, there are ~20,000 satellites in orbit. Seems like a big scary number. But let’s actually think about this. Imagine if there were only 20,000 cars on the road across the entire US, or the EU if that’s easier to think about. 20,000. Across ALL the roads. It would probably feel pretty empty right?
Well, most satellites are smaller than cars and the amount of available space in orbit is exponentially greater than the amount of space on all roads. Literally not a problem.
Yes. Space is big. Very big. People vastly underestimate how much room there is even in LEO. We haven’t even scratched the surface of how much we can put up there; and in LEO, Kessler syndrome is not really an issue. It will be decades, if not centuries, before the number of satellites becomes a real issue.
Let’s try to put a little perspective on this. Currently, there are ~20,000 satellites in orbit. Seems like a big scary number. But let’s actually think about this. Imagine if there were only 20,000 cars on the road across the entire US, or the EU if that’s easier to think about. 20,000. Across ALL the roads. It would probably feel pretty empty right?
Well, most satellites are smaller than cars and the amount of available space in orbit is exponentially greater than the amount of space on all roads. Literally not a problem.
Thank you for explaining, that’s actually pretty comforting to learn.