While it probalbly wouldn’t go full Kessler, remember that high velocity impacts can create showers of debris, of which some will be boosted to higher orbits from the new velocity gained from the impactor.
(nm won’t be a new stable orbit it will just be highly elipitcal and still interface with the atmosphere. there would have to be a second impact at apogee to actually boost the orbit)
Ideal anti-sat weapon would boost itself up to rendezvous and dock with the starlink sat, then deorbit it with a one use solid booster. Could use grapplers or something cool like that.
Second best would be an unmanned vehicle with a directed energy weapon on it. Cause spalling which could deorbit or just damage the panels or communications.
Yeah, impacts might throw debris into more steeply elliptical orbits but unless another impact at apogee gives the debris more momentum then the average level of the orbit would remain the same.
While it probalbly wouldn’t go full Kessler, remember that high velocity impacts can create showers of debris, of
which some will be boosted to higher orbits from the new velocity gained from the impactor.(nm won’t be a new stable orbit it will just be highly elipitcal and still interface with the atmosphere. there would have to be a second impact at apogee to actually boost the orbit)
Ideal anti-sat weapon would boost itself up to rendezvous and dock with the starlink sat, then deorbit it with a one use solid booster. Could use grapplers or something cool like that.
Second best would be an unmanned vehicle with a directed energy weapon on it. Cause spalling which could deorbit or just damage the panels or communications.
An orbit will always pass through the altitude of last impulse.
you’re right i completely forgot you have to circularize to actually create a new higher orbit it was way too late at night when i realized that
don’t tell the other old timers on the kerbal space program forums i made this mistake
[Jeb saluting while grinning madly]
Yeah, impacts might throw debris into more steeply elliptical orbits but unless another impact at apogee gives the debris more momentum then the average level of the orbit would remain the same.