If the Russians knew that their satellite was going to decay or its orbit changed, and then the collision occurred, wouldn’t Russia be held responsible in some court for malfeasance. I grant you that a clean up is impossible, but there is something quite wrong with business.
If the Russians knew that their satellite was going to decay or its orbit changed, and then the collision occurred, wouldn’t Russia be held responsible in some court for malfeasance. I grant you that a clean up is impossible, but there is something quite wrong with business.
Wow! That’s nearly a 90 degree angle between the two orbits. How many times per second did each satellite get out of its own way? How high was each orbit, measured in satellite diameters? How many times a day did each satellite pass through the point of intersection?