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Aug 11, 2022

The worst case Starlink scenario? We could be ‘right on the edge’ of Kessler syndrome

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, satellites

And cleaning up the resulting space debris would be like ‘collecting bullets’.

SpaceX’s Starlink mega-constellation is growing at rocket speed.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently announced that the private space company expects over 4,200 Starlink satellites in operation within 18 months\.


The number of satellites in orbit is increasing and soon we will have difficulties observing the sky. Cleaning up the space debris would be like ‘collecting bullets’.

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