Not to mention that this simplifies the problem so massively that its almost a pointless metric.
This is like analysing traffic jams by counting the number of registered cars.
Sure there is a correlation but not a very meaningful one.
Don’t get me wrong this problem is an important one, no arguments there, but this says nothing about collision risks (in certain orbits of which most don’t impact each other) or orbital parking capacity (as in how many objects can we safely add).
Not to mention that this simplifies the problem so massively that its almost a pointless metric.
This is like analysing traffic jams by counting the number of registered cars.
Sure there is a correlation but not a very meaningful one.
Don’t get me wrong this problem is an important one, no arguments there, but this says nothing about collision risks (in certain orbits of which most don’t impact each other) or orbital parking capacity (as in how many objects can we safely add).