NASA objects to new mega-constellation, citing risk of “catastrophic collision

What happens if they do collide? Will they fall and burn up in the atmosphere - and will they burn out entirely, given their size - or will the debris just continue circling the planet?
 
mlawson71 said:
What happens if they do collide? Will they fall and burn up in the atmosphere - and will they burn out entirely, given their size - or will the debris just continue circling the planet?
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...Or hit and destroy some other important satellite that's in orbit.

And, they would add to the thousands of pieces of debris/junk orbiting the Earth that NASA etc. has to track in order to safely launch things into orbit or beyond.
 
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