Comment by kadushka
So it costs $85k to launch such cubesat. Too expensive for almost all of us. But if the cost comes down to say $5k, I'd probably be interested in this as a hobby project.
So it costs $85k to launch such cubesat. Too expensive for almost all of us. But if the cost comes down to say $5k, I'd probably be interested in this as a hobby project.
Sattelites in LEO without the ability to boost their orbits back up will fall out of orbit in a few years due to natural atmospheric resistance. Exactly how long it takes depends on the shape and mass of the sattelite. It's of very very low Kessler syndrome risk.
The question is how to deal with all of the space debris. It seems like they should factor in the total cost (retrieving anything that goes up) and not only the cost to launch it.