Beep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caexternal-linkmessage-square220linkfedilinkarrow-up1993arrow-down113
arrow-up1980arrow-down1external-linkA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caBeep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square220linkfedilink
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoYes it does because parts of LEO have such low air resistance that the junk will stay up there for a very long time. However, I think part of how the Starlink satellites work is being so low that they do deorbit pretty quickly.
Yes it does because parts of LEO have such low air resistance that the junk will stay up there for a very long time. However, I think part of how the Starlink satellites work is being so low that they do deorbit pretty quickly.