Comments on: How many satellites are there, and will there be? https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/16/how-many-satellites-are-there-and-will-there-be/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:24:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Michael McCants https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/16/how-many-satellites-are-there-and-will-there-be/#comment-669206 Sun, 18 Nov 2018 21:50:28 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=30898#comment-669206 Micro satellites at 1,000 Km and above will stay in orbit for many years.
Satellites in the much lower orbit might last only 6 months or so depending on the increase in atmospheric density due to the solar 11-year cycle.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/16/how-many-satellites-are-there-and-will-there-be/#comment-669148 Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:43:15 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=30898#comment-669148 Not even once? You have great satellites in Wales!

]]> By: David Evans https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/16/how-many-satellites-are-there-and-will-there-be/#comment-669016 Sun, 18 Nov 2018 09:43:47 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=30898#comment-669016 “I mean, Satellite TV does not work when the weather is bad.”
Really? I have watched satellite TV for over 10 years and it never stopped working. That’s in Wales with quite variable weather.

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