dantheclamman to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoUS issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networkwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square60arrow-up1724cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1724external-linkUS issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networkwww.bbc.comdantheclamman to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square60cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
minus-square@kibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoMeanwhile here’s Starlink with 25,000 near misses and accelerating, doubling every 6 months.
minus-squarechaogomulinkfedilink13•2 years 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.