Kessler Syndrome

That prediction, known as the Kessler Syndrome, may have already been realized.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

That prediction, known as the Kessler Syndrome, may have already been realized.

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Moreover, there is a small chance of a cascading debris failure called the Kessler Syndrome in which debris from one collision causes other collisions which in turn cause other collisions until it is all but impossible to orbit satellites around the Earth.

Brian.Carnell.Com 2009

China keeps exploding stuff to show off and making LEO impassible due to Kessler Syndrome.

Slashdot 2010

Dave, the accumulation of garbage in low atmosphere is called the Kessler Syndrome.

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The collision rate, according to the Kessler Syndrome, gradually increases in a self-sustaining rate until every orbiting object endangers every other orbiting object.

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One more downside to consider is Kessler Syndrome, the “runaway collisional cascade” that occurs when two satellites collide, causing debris to fly out, thus colliding with other satellites – then others – then others – until eventually we build an impenetrable debris shield around the earth that prevents any space launches, of any type, for a good 50 years or so.

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