Comment on SpaceX Might Have Lost 200+ Starlink Satellites In Just 2 Months Shows Data
geosoco@kbin.social 1 year agoI get your point, but I suspect there's more here than just lifespan. I don't think we know the reason but the article says this:
As a comparison, only 248 satellites had burned up at the start of this year, so the number destroyed during the last two months is higher than the figure for the first seven months of the year.
If 200 over the span of 2 months is "normal" then I have questions about the financial viability of the project.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
It kinda depends on what we are considering a starlink satellite. They did launch a batch of satellites that experienced some issues, and some of them did come down. Iirc those were new models that were going up for the first time.
That said, I wouldn’t be too concerned about it. Firstly because we are talking about less than a percentage point of the total, and second because once the bugs are ironed out, a different company that isn’t run by a moron will likely step in to do a better job.
serratur@lemmy.wtf 1 year ago
(200 / 5000) * 100 = 4%
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Ah, fair enough. Not sure why I thought there were more in total. In fact I think there may be less than 5k.