Starlink has quietly lost over 500 satellites in the past 5 months. Since reducing launch capacity to 22, pro rated damage costs have exceeded $1.4 Billion dollars.

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• theodewere@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  that project is a giant money hole

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• Seraph@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So can anyone confirm does this remain space debris or mostly burn up in our atmosphere?

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  • c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They’re in low LEO so that they burn up on reentry after a fairly short life cycle.

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  • yesdogishere@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    All decomposing to bullet size debris shooting round earth at hypersonic velocities. It’s hugely dangerous and will form massive clouds pulverising any launch rockets in a matter of years, blocking off space exploration, musk is an idiot and menace to humanity.

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