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US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network (www.bbc.com)
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[–] thejml@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

The $150,000 fine represents a tiny proportion of Dish's overall revenue, which was $16.7bn in 2022.

It’d probably cost $10M-$20M to launch a falcon 9 up to that altitude alone, not to mention the tech and equipment to change its trajectory without also causing more space debris.