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It's a risk, and the FCC requires that you plan on not killing people on the ground if your satellites are going to re-enter.
by wumpus 5y ago
It's a risk, and the FCC requires that you plan on not killing people on the ground if your satellites are going to re-enter.
- gpm 5y agoCrashing into the ground is a risk, crashing into the atmosphere not so much.
- bpodgursky 5y agoThe Starlink satellites are tiny; they burn up in the upper atmosphere and never reach the ground.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoAnd the FAA required that you plan on not killing people on the ground when your plane lands. He said it's not a risk in the sence that it's not something you avoid, it's something you use regularly. He did not mean "you can just YOLO it"
- mlindner 5y agoThat's the FAA requiring that, not FCC.