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SpaceX's satellites will be in relatively low orbits, which means that atmospheric drag will pull them out of orbit, like in a decade or two. Even better, Spac
by woodandsteel 7y ago
SpaceX's satellites will be in relatively low orbits, which means that atmospheric drag will pull them out of orbit, like in a decade or two.
Even better, SpaceX's new Starship super rocket will make it vastly cheaper to put mass into orbit. That means it will become possible to put up a bunch of satellites that will collect dead satellites and other space debris and return them to the ground.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoI doubt it will be affordable to collect space debris. Space is huge and orbital maneuvers need a lot of fuel.
- Rebelgecko 7y agoFor the higher orbital shells they're using, it can easily take 100+ years to deorbit from atmospheric drag alone