MasimatutuOct 8, 2023

Starlink

https://lemm.ee/post/10786423

Starlink - lemm.ee

link to toot [https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/111197599097090013] link to article [https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394949-starlink-carbon-footprint-up-to-30-times-size-of-land-based-internet/]

Show threadlgstarnOct 8, 2023

I hate Elon maybe even more than the next guy, but there are some major exaggerations here:

Starlink makes tons of maneuvers to avoid collisions: https://www.space.com/starlink-satellite-conjunction-increase-threatens-space-sustainability

Starlink is at an orbit that they are quickly returning to Earth and burning up on re-entry: https://cybernews.com/news/starlink-lost-200-satellites/

SpaceX Starlink satellites had to make 25,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months — and it will only get worse

Since the launch of the first Starlink spacecraft in 2019, the SpaceX satellites have been forced to move over 50,000 times to prevent collisions.

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Show threadSchwim Dandy
Sadly, it seems both sides of any discussion have now mastered hyperbole, manipulating statistics, leaving out facts and stretching the truth to make their argument. You basically can’t believe anything you read any longer.
Oct 8, 2023 at 2:02pmWeb
Show threadOrteilGenouOct 8, 2023
I think ‘mastered’ might be a bit of… dear god.
Show threadiHUNTcriminalsOct 8, 2023
Meanwhile in marketing class …kids are mastering how to make profit with it.
Show threadiHUNTcriminalsOct 8, 2023
Every government is running on fumes.