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A starlink satellite has a life expectancy of only about 5 years anyway, and that is WITH station keeping ion thrusters. Anything smaller than a starlink satell
by WJW 2y ago
A starlink satellite has a life expectancy of only about 5 years anyway, and that is WITH station keeping ion thrusters. Anything smaller than a starlink satellite will likely have an even shorter lifespan due to having worse mass vs surface area ratio because of the square cube law, and should be gone within a few years. Anything larger can easily be tracked with radars etc and should still be gone relatively quickly.
- dotancohen 2y agoYes, but we won't have use of the functionality that the Starlink satellites provide for the duration of the natural deorbits from ~400 KM.