Submitted 1 year ago by ilovelemmy12345@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
I received a lot of flack in my other posts for providing this data in conjunction with his efforts to raise money. I separated this post in order to comply with the rules. reuters.com/…/musks-spacex-approaches-investors-a…
Idk how this news isn’t mainstream. A loss of 1,000 satellites before the lifespan of 5 years is a major story.
Holy shit. How does that failure rate compare with other organizations? It’s a major cost to lose a satellite those things aren’t cheap in the slightest.
Starlink is the world’s largest satellite company and boasts a network of about 5,000 low-Earth orbit satellites.
So I see two things here right off the bat. First, a loss of >= 20% seems really high. Aside from the financial implications and service impacts, we have environmental concerns of atmospheric pollution caused by launches and satellite debris. And of course, SoaceX will be permitted to externalize those costs by not having to pay for any of the effects caused or for cleanup. That will be on the taxpayers and the global population to absorb, so that SpaceX can continue to print money with no responsibility.
Title is sensationalist bs. People obsessed with elmo again.
Although it would be cool to know how normal is to lose units to the atmosphere.
They’re always in the last place you look!
Gigan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I thought Starlink was really cool when I first heard about it. I know people that use it because it’s the best Internet available to them. But I’m not sure if the amount of space waste they are creating is worth it.
shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 year ago
This stuff falls back into the atmosphere and burns up quite rapidly since it’s in extremely low orbit.
Gigan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Even if 100% of the stuff burns up, it’s a lot of energy and materials that needs to be constantly replaced. Seems like a lot of maintenance to keep the array operating long-term.
ilovelemmy12345@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Data showing it’s happening within a day.
pennomi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s hard to put a value on access to high speed internet, because it’s such a force multiplier for productivity, art, and culture.