Article 70JFS Starlink is burning up one or two satellites a day in Earth’s atmosphere

Starlink is burning up one or two satellites a day in Earth’s atmosphere

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Story ImageKessler syndrome is bad; atmospheric incineration may be worse, says astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell

If you had to guess how many Starlink satellites burn up in Earth's atmosphere on an average day, how many would you pick? This isn't a trick question - SpaceX is deorbiting about one or two satellites daily, and that number is only going to grow....

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