Prof. Sam LawlerJun 3

Updating talk slides so you all get to be horrified along with me at the current Starlink numbers.

There are now 7,652 Starlink satellites in orbit (>500 more than there were in February, when I last updated these particular slides).

2-3 Starlinks per day are burning up in the atmosphere. That's a lot of weird metal in the atmosphere (and undoubtedly lots of random bits getting to the ground too).

Starlink is a stupidly wasteful and dangerous way to use orbit.

Show threadFinitum
@sundogplanets its a large number but is it all worth it if people can access the internet (porn) in their RVs, yachts & armageddon mansions in the boonies? Is there any other purpose Starlink serves?
Jun 3 at 6:46pmWeb
Show threadChris HutchinsonJun 3
@Finitum @sundogplanets NSW rural fire service (Australia) will be deploying starlink terminals on fire trucks. Quite useful because there’s so many remote areas with no phone coverage and poor line of sight for radio