Chinese satellite came within 200m of Starlink-6079, travelling at ~17,400mph.

  • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today
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    13 days ago

    While true, they continuously replenish the ones that fall back to earth. I wouldn’t be surprised if their current launch pace is higher than the amount falling out of orbit. That’s not even mentioning the impact they have on ground-based astronomy.