I didn't realize they were running two sets of this argument in here. For what it's worth, you're right. An orbital impact ejection in low earth orbit creates an eccentric orbit where the debris skims even lower in the atmosphere than it would have in a circular orbit, dragging it out of the sky far faster than it would have otherwise. And while the debris could hit a satellite in a higher and therefore more problematic orbit, it's so wildly unlikely that it's not meaningful to consider.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure they blocked me, so I figured I'd send a distant affirmation of support.

Have you ever seen that demonstration with the tennis ball and the yoga ball and the tennis ball gets launched way way up?

Thats what happens to the part on the opposite side of the collision, easily, EASILY ejecting debris into higher orbits