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Preliminary debris risk assessment for mega-constellations in low and medium earth orbit due to satellite breakup

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The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation: Applications, Methodology, Technology

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Abstract

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This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the potential risk posed by artificial debris clouds in low Earth orbit (LEO) from mega-constellations, modeled after current communication constellations such as Starlink and OneWeb with 750 satellites each. ...