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I'd be a lot more worried[0] if with that many satellites they were relying on "big sky, small satellite" as a collision avoidance system and never maneuvering.
by BWStearns 3y ago
I'd be a lot more worried[0] if with that many satellites they were relying on "big sky, small satellite" as a collision avoidance system and never maneuvering. Their intentionally short lifespan combined with the move from xenon to krypton might just make maneuvering a kind of economic non-event.
I'd also be curious to see what percentage of those maneuvers were in response to their own satellites. Does anyone know if there is a raw data set for is available anywhere?
[0] and not _entirely_ surprised
- rhplus 3y agoFirst couple of hits for “database of Leo objects”: https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization https://www.n2yo.com/database https://www.n2yo.com/database
- BWStearns 3y agoI know those but I was asking about the data referenced in the article. It says the consecutive FCC filings stated x and ≈2x avoidance maneuvers, but I was wondering if the data set regarding _maneuvers_ was available.
- bagels 3y agoManeuvers are not universally available to the public.
- r2_pilot 3y agoYou may not be aware but after SpaceX acquired Swarm, they now use argon Hall thrusters, so even cheaper than krypton.
- BWStearns 3y agoOh cool! I missed that development.