Why? While it's an energy intensive process to launch all these satellites, it's probably a lot less than the environmental cost of running a fibre connection to every customer who uses this service. Sure Musk is a bit dodgy, but he's not the majority owner of Starlink.
The low orbital altitude of Starlink satellites prevents them from being a Kessler concern, when they don't do active station keeping they fall out of orbit in a matter of a few years.
If you really think Starlink is "absurd" then just ignore it, it needs to be economically viable for SpaceX to keep launching them so if it turns out not to be it'll be a self-correcting problem.
I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 1 year ago
Why? While it's an energy intensive process to launch all these satellites, it's probably a lot less than the environmental cost of running a fibre connection to every customer who uses this service. Sure Musk is a bit dodgy, but he's not the majority owner of Starlink.
luthis@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Kessler syndrome, explained at 18 minutes in:
odysee.com/…/debunking-starlink:8?
But I recommend watching the whole thing because it shows just how absurd Starlink is.
FaceDeer@kbin.social 1 year ago
The low orbital altitude of Starlink satellites prevents them from being a Kessler concern, when they don't do active station keeping they fall out of orbit in a matter of a few years.
If you really think Starlink is "absurd" then just ignore it, it needs to be economically viable for SpaceX to keep launching them so if it turns out not to be it'll be a self-correcting problem.