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There is an upside: this may be the shortest route to eliminating any future launches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/

• tristanj 5mo ago
  Mentioning Kessler syndrome, especially in the case of Starlink LEO satellites, is the classic midwit signal.
  • tzs 5mo ago
    What makes you think they are talking about Starlink satellites? The 1 million satellites in the article are data center satellites.
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    • CWwdcdk7h 5mo ago
      They are supposed to placed on SSO, to avoid the need for energy storage, and that means LEO.
  • johnea 5mo ago
    So, IEEE is midwit? https://spectrum.ieee.org/kessler-syndrome-space-debris https://spectrum.ieee.org/kessler-syndrome-space-debris > ...space junk orbiting between 400 and 1,000 kilometers—where most low Earth satellites operate—is already unstable. And between 520 and 1,000 km, the researchers found, debris concentrations are at or near levels that might sustain runaway growth. With regard to starlink: > Starlink satellites orbit between 540 and 570 km altitude in multiple orbital shells I'm sure it'll be fine once there are a million 8-/ I would have to say, elon fanbois are the most classic midwits...