dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoUS issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networkwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1724arrow-down16cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down5·11 months agoMeanwhile here’s Starlink with 25,000 near misses and accelerating, doubling every 6 months.
minus-squarechaogomu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·11 months agoStarlink satellites are in a much lower orbit. They’re an issue, but fundamentally not the same. As in, a starlink satellite that fails, also quickly falls out of orbit.
Meanwhile here’s Starlink with 25,000 near misses and accelerating, doubling every 6 months.
Starlink satellites are in a much lower orbit. They’re an issue, but fundamentally not the same.
As in, a starlink satellite that fails, also quickly falls out of orbit.