Prof. Sam LawlerMar 3, 2023

"Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here's why that may be a problem. The number of satellites in Low Earth Orbit is increasing faster than regulations can keep up" by Lisa Grossman, with quotes from me, @planet4589 and @sandorkruk

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/satellites-spacex-problem-space-pollution

Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here's why that may be a problem

Of the roughly 7,300 active satellites in Earth orbit, about 3,600 are part of SpaceX’s growing fleet of Starlink internet satellites.

Science News
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@sundogplanets @planet4589 @sandorkruk Space debris might go exponential at some point unless cleaned up. Then no satellites will remain in LEO. https://palmerlabs.io
Palmer Labs

Mar 3, 2023 at 5:50pmWeb