Artificial meteor displays

Small debris thrown from a satellite down towards Earth will burn up in the atmosphere, but how much precision could it be done with. Would it be feasible with the correct launcher and precise timing to create sequences of distinct formations and patterns when viewed from the right place on Earth? Eg. could you realistically create a ring of meteors or would you just achieve a bunch arriving at roughly the same time? What would the best material be to make artificial meteors from and could their colour be varied by the chemical consistency?

In reply to Burki. Essentially, with enough wealth and ego, how spectacular a display is possible by employing a controlled, sequenced burn-up of matter in the upper atmosphere. Assuming a refinement on current technology rather than technology working on completely undiscovered principles. Would it be possible to wow 10s of millions of people looking up to the night sky?

posted over 8 years ago

Dave Halsall‭

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