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> Not that there has been a single starlink collision How sure are you that that would be made public? Would it be always observed and caught outside of Space
by jacquesm 8mo ago
> Not that there has been a single starlink collision
How sure are you that that would be made public?
Would it be always observed and caught outside of SpaceX?
If not, is that proof that if there such collisions they don't matter?
- madaxe_again 8mo agoThere are a great many eyes on the sky, and you can’t hide stuff up there - even every secret military satellite is known and tracked - so something as substantial as a collision would likely be known about before it even happens, as ephemera don’t change without an input.
- jacquesm 8mo agoThank you for the answer. I'm aware of the degree of coverage over land but I was wondering about the ocean side of things as well.
- karlgkk 8mo ago> How sure are you that that would be made public? Extremely sure. There are both numerous private, academic, and governmental agencies that are constantly searching for both collision paths, and collision debris. The debris cloud alone would generate an extremely visible signature. > Would it be always observed and caught outside of SpaceX? Yes.
- jacquesm 8mo agoThank you for the answer.