dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUS issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networkwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1766cross-posted to: space@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1766external-linkUS issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networkwww.bbc.comdantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square79fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoMeanwhile here’s Starlink with 25,000 near misses and accelerating, doubling every 6 months.
minus-squarechaogomu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year 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.