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Tangential followup: Recently there was a flap about a satellite having to move out of a Starlink sat's way because the latter wouldn't. On the Starlink websi
by ctdonath 7y ago
Tangential followup:
Recently there was a flap about a satellite having to move out of a Starlink sat's way because the latter wouldn't.
On the Starlink website they call out the automated collision avoidance system. Seems the Starlink sat would have moved away automatically if there was a risk.
- Vordax 7y agoNot that big of a deal, they move satellites if there is more than a 1 in 10,000 chance of a collision, in this case it appears a bug was the problem: https://www.cnet.com/news/esa-spacex-starlink-satellite-nearly-collides-with-european-aeolus-satellite/ https://www.cnet.com/news/esa-spacex-starlink-satellite-near...