[Starlink] orbital maneuvers 12 per sat in the last 6 months

Daniel AJ Sokolov daniel at falco.ca
Thu Jul 6 21:01:25 EDT 2023



On 7/6/23 17:54, Dave Taht via Starlink wrote:
> https://www.space.com/starlink-satellite-conjunction-increase-threatens-space-sustainability
> 
> I am under the impression that each sat is capable of about 500 over
> the satellite's lifetime. I am curious as to what they are avoiding.

Assuming your number of 500 is correct, I don't see any worry here. 12 
moves in 6 months makes 492 in 20.5 years. That is less than 500 and 
beyond the lifetime expectation of the satellite anyway.

A I missing something?
Daniel AJ


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