If we give each a cubic kilometre keep-out zone, then we can put up 500 billion between 300 and 1300 kilometre altitude.
A cubic kilometre keep out zone is pretty generous, we could probably put in trillions if needed.
A cubic kilometre keep out zone is pretty generous, we could probably put in trillions if needed.
The system of airplane management is 1000x more complex.
Newtonian physics says that ideal two-body problems are predictable to any point in the future. But ideal two-body problems exist nowhere in the universe, especially in near-earth orbit.
Source: I watched a Scott Manley video once
Why are you on HN if you truly believe this? To talk shit on HN?
HN is the exact opposite. I can also say with 100% certainty, tons of SpaceX/Tesla employees browse HN to take breaks.
You can't have one row of satellites orbit at the equator, and another row orbit at 40 degrees north latitude. A row is already difficult, they catch up with each other quickly just due to random perturbations and elevation differences.
Instead, each wrap of your ball of yarn crosses over the others. Each row intersects most other rows.