Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink

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Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

The main problem is that starlink is not a viable ISP like Comcast. Relying on low earth orbit is extremely wasteful as you need to constantly launch more and more satellites. Starlink gives their satellites a 5 year lifespan where fiber can go on for 40 years or more. There are 7,500 starlink satellites, so we’re talking a constant replacement of satellites all falling into earth’s atmosphere, not being recycled.

Starlink is literal space trash waiting to happen.

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