Reply to post: At least they're not additional, long-lasting space garbage

Geomagnetic storm takes out 40 of 49 brand new Starlink satellites

ComputerSays_noAbsolutelyNo Silver badge

At least they're not additional, long-lasting space garbage

No matter how one thinks about Starlink,

the procedure to deploy into a low orbit, which inherently cleans itself from duds is a prudent procedure.

On the other hand, any satellite that dies in its final orbit will last much longer. And with the larger number of deployed sats, this is only a question of when, and not if.

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