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6jarjar6@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Starlink satellites are dodging objects in orbit thousands of times every month

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Starlink satellites are dodging objects in orbit thousands of times every month

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6jarjar6@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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Starlink satellites are making thousands of avoidance maneuvers as low Earth orbit becomes more crowded, feeding worries that a catastrophic impact is inevitable. SpaceX’s orbital communication satellites performed maneuvers just over 25,000 times in the six-month period between December 1, 2022, and May 21, 2023, the company told the Federal Communications Commission in a recent […]
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    Now there’s a bunch more of it was my joke.

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      The only solution? Put more of it up there, of course!

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        Does space debris have any known natural predators?

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          Yes, other space debris.

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            And gravity.

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              Atmosphere. Gravity just helps smash them against it.

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                Even without an atmosphere, gravity would pull the debris to crash into the planet itself.

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