SpaceX Starlink Satellites: Collision Avoidance, Radiation, and Near-Misses
TL;DR
SpaceX's filing with the FCC reveals that since the launch of the first Starlink satellites in 2019, they have had to perform 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers. As the number of Starlink satellites in orbit continues to increase, the need for these maneuvers is rising dramatically, raising concerns about potential collisions and the risk of a catastrophic Kessler Syndrome scenario in low Earth orbit.
Topics:sciencetechnology#collision-avoidance-maneuvers#kessler-syndrome#low-earth-orbit#spacex#starlink#technology
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