Comment on SpaceX Might Have Lost 200+ Starlink Satellites In Just 2 Months Shows Data
DavidGA@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is a complete non story. They have a design life of only a few years. They have already been replaced in orbit with upgraded ones.
Total clickbait.
Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
“This is a non story”
Billionaires adding to space junk that will keep us from getting the fuck off this rock is a non story, eh? Tell me more.
DavidGA@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Sure! I’d be happy to.
The satellites operate in an extremely low orbit. At the end of their life they are manually de-orbited. If they fail, they will naturally de-orbit themselves in just a few years. They contribute to “space junk” in no way.
The precise position of all the Starlink satellites is known, and space is much bigger than you appear to be imagining, so the network will in no way impede lauching rockets.
There is no need to simply make stuff up about Starlink. There are plenty of reasons to hate Elon without inventing things.
PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 year ago
What part of “reentry into earths atmosphere” did you have trouble comprehending?
ky56@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I’d be way more worried about the amount of CO2 being released with so many Falcon 9 launches.