• @bulwark@lemmy.world
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    3713 hours ago

    I didn’t realize how temporary and disposable Starlink’s satellites were. They incinerate 4 or 5 a day by de-orbiting them into the ozone. Here’s a pretty good CNET article that talks about how they “dispose” of them. IDK, doesn’t seem sustainable. They also mention the bandwidth gains are being diminished with the influx of new users, so their solution is more temporary satellites.

    • @Cocodapuf@lemmy.world
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      07 hours ago

      Yeah, if they want to make satellites last longer, they could go a bit higher in their orbits. The option is there.