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You launch a rocket carrying a massive bomb. The rocket goes straight up, no gravity turn. Once out of the atmosphere, the bomb detonates. How BIG/powerful does the bomb need to be to ensure that some shrapnel enters a relatively stable orbit around earth?

by /u/lieutenatdan in /r/askscience

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