Space Debris problem

[THX1138]

On 12/07/2016 at 5:02 AM, Jestersage said:

Here's my question:

1. Does debris affect the performance of the game?
2. In terms of realism, Is it better to leave the debris, or should they be desposed / moved to somewhere else?
3. If they should be disposed, would you prefer the realistic way (de-orbit or heliocentric orbits), or the Big red X?

If you have a crap computer (like mine) than you might want to consider setting to 0 persistent debris.

[SyzygyΣE]

On 12 July 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jestersage said:

Here's my question:

1. Does debris affect the performance of the game?
2. In terms of realism, Is it better to leave the debris, or should they be desposed / moved to somewhere else?
3. If they should be disposed, would you prefer the realistic way (de-orbit or heliocentric orbits), or the Big red X?

Performance wise, I'm not completely sure because I've never had that much debris floating around. But I would assume a significant number would have some kind of impact.

I don't terminate my debris because I'm very, very obsessed with realism. If there is any mod that can improve realism, I'll usually take it.  If you also follow the rule to not terminate debris, there's not too much you can do about debris in a low orbit, but if you want to decommission a satellite in, say, a geostationary orbit, it is plausible to expend some fuel and push it up into a graveyard orbit, where it wouldn't interfere with future satellites operating in that area.

A helpful mod I use is Orbital Decay. It makes it so that orbits will gradually degrade over time due to small amounts of atmospheric drag present in space as well as some other factors. That way my debris will fall back anyway after some time. Only setback is that you'll have to expend some fuel to allow your own satellites to stay in orbit. That is called station keeping. There's not a more realistic solution I know of except this. You make the choice whether to use it or not.

Edited July 16, 2016 by SyzygyΣE

[SelectHalfling0]

I keep my debris and watch them fly by. Sometimes I send up a spaceplane with little probes that latch onto debris and bring them back for recovery. I find it more rp-y and exciting, as well as in career it can be a cash lifesaver.

[Jestersage]

1. Good to know that performance is not affected by debris.
2. The reason I am asking about "realism" is because even with orbital decay IRL, you actually have countries (eg: United States under FCC) that requires EoL satelliete to either have a perfect control burn to make sure it burns perfectly, or send it crash onto the moon or Heliocentric orbit.

 

[Greenfire32]

mmmm that Kessler Syndrome looks tasty!

[Corona688]

1 hour ago, Jestersage said:

The reason I am asking about "realism" is because even with orbital decay IRL, you actually have countries (eg: United States under FCC) that requires EoL satelliete to either have a perfect control burn to make sure it burns perfectly, or send it crash onto the moon or Heliocentric orbit.

Makes sense to me, space debris usually comes from an orbit similar to your own, so there's designated regions for disposal etc.