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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meanwhile here’s Starlink with 25,000 near misses and accelerating, doubling every 6 months.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

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.