Can I render satellite deployment impossible, or at least impractical, by exploiting the Kessler syndrome?

I want to render impractical the deployment of satellites by exploiting the Kessler syndrome.

Why, you ask? Maybe I'm an evil overlord and I don't want those pesky satellites flying over my lair. Maybe I'm an alien in disguise and I want to disrupt comms and GPS as a preparation of an incoming invasion. Maybe I just want to do it for the lulz. The reason does not matter.

Now, I wonder what is the most efficient way to do it?

The wikipedia article on Kessler syndrome suggests that a good starting point is blowing up the Envisat.

For the purpose of this question, let's assume current level of technology, that I already have a small number of satellites in orbit and I have the technical and financial means to get more of them in space. Also, according to my understanding, sooner or later the orbiting debris will be pulled away from orbit, so let's assume that I want the debris field to last at least 200 years.

Bonus points if you can provide a low budget/low tech solution and/or can render inaccessible all orbit altitudes.

EDIT: I dont believe that my question is a duplicate of this one, because my goal is not to prevent launches, but to prevent objects from orbiting for a significant amount of time. So I don't mind if ICBMs, standard missiles, rockets and planes fly as long as they stay below LEO or can't maintain their orbit. Also,some comments highlighted the fact that the debris field will decay over time and that's a good point; so I'll offer a variation on the question (I'm kinda new here and I don't know if this is allowed, please let me know): Can I simply destroy or render unusable all current orbiting satellites by means of Kessler syndrome?

posted over 5 years ago

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