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Holy Kessler Syndrome, Batman!
by verandaguy 6y ago
Holy Kessler Syndrome, Batman!
- LeoPanthera 6y agoThis is specifically not a concern for Starlink, which is in an extremely low orbit. Dead satellites (and any theoretical debris) would deorbit and burn up in less than 5 years. End-of-life satellites are intentionally deorbited immediately. Additionally, the starlink satellites perform active collision avoidance.
- Rebelgecko 6y ago>Additionally, the starlink satellites perform active collision avoidance. Is that currently true, or a planned feature in the future? IIRC the whole Aeolus kerfluffle happened because someone wasn't paying attention to their pager.