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The Economics of Orbit Use: Open Access, External Costs, and Runaway Debris Growth — mentioned by throwaway598

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:15:07 GMT

I was linked to a paper on this just yesterday. > The Economics of Orbit Use: Open Access, External Costs, and Runaway Debris Growth (Rao, Rondina, upcoming 2024). https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/730695 And for an arvix/working paper link: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.07442v2.pdf > In our main calibration, Kessler Syndrome can emerge anytime between the year 2040 and the year 2184, with the precise date being very sensitive to the calibration of autocatalytic debris growth parameters.

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The Economics of Orbit Use: Open Access, External Costs, and Runaway Debris Growth — mentioned by belter

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:08:44 GMT

"As Earth's orbits fill with satellites and debris, debris-producing collisions between orbiting bodies become more likely. Runaway space debris growth, known as Kessler Syndrome, may render Earth's orbits unusable for centuries. We present a dynamic physico-economic model of Earth orbit use under rational expectations with endogenous collision risk and Kessler Syndrome. When satellites can be destroyed in collisions with debris and other satellites, the open-access equilibrium manifold allows for multiple steady states. When debris can collide to produce more debris, at least one steady…

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The Economics of Orbit Use: Open Access, External Costs, and Runaway Debris Growth — HN submission

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:08:44 GMT

Open access to orbit and runaway space debris growth

1 point; 1 discussion reply on HN. Paper and source history. A submission is not an endorsement.