satellite people prevent their satellites like for the Dish network, for example, protect the satellites from getting whacked with comets? Seems to me there would always be a danger of the satellite getting destroyed if not severely damaged.
2007-02-28 23:56:00 · 7 answers · asked by Gnome 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The "stuff" is certainly what we need to worry about - comets are relatively few and far between.
Currently, 9,600 pieces of space debris which are larger than 10 cm are monitored by the USA and Russia.
2007-03-01 00:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do get destroyed and damaged. However comets don't usually come that close. It would be an amazing day if a comet got anywhere near us.
Its the micrometeorites that make most of the damage.
Most of the damaging particles come from rocket and satellite debris. Most recently the Chinese added to this with a satellite killer test, and the Russians with a failed booster that exploded.
2007-03-01 07:59:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the satellites hover at altitudes much lower than where the comets are
2007-03-01 08:01:01 · answer #3 · answered by Jim G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
More than likely if a comet came that close it would also hit the earth.
2007-03-01 16:29:35 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The possibility for a collision is very small but not zero.
So there is always a little bit of risk.
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2007-03-01 13:23:09 · answer #5 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you are right. The best they can do is to try to plot a course that has the highest probability of not getting hit by something.
2007-03-01 08:00:14 · answer #6 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well... scientistsare smart... they have calculated the probability on how far they should go for meteors and bodies not to hit sattelites...
2007-03-01 08:03:33 · answer #7 · answered by PcH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋