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

[Mike Puchol]

The instruments are what LeoLabs operates - curtain phased-array radars in various places, which detect and measure objects in orbit as they pass through the curtain’s field - see https://leolabs.space/radars/

They then offer conjuction analysis and warnings to satellite operators under contract, based on their catalog of objects and debris.

Best,

Mike
On Jul 7, 2023 at 14:51 +0200, tom at evslin.com, wrote:
> Great visualization. Dumb question but I can’t figure it out. What are the orange planes labeled “instruments”? They are obviously related o the beams below them but I’m not sure what they are either.
>
> Thank you
>
> From: Starlink <starlink-bounces at lists.bufferbloat.net> On Behalf Of Mike Puchol via Starlink
> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2023 2:35 AM
> To: starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net
> Subject: Re: [Starlink] orbital maneuvers 12 per sat in the last 6 months
>
> Profession Hugh Lewis follows Starlink’s conjuction reports closely, and writes very detailed threads whenever a report comes up:
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> https://twitter.com/ProfHughLewis
>
> Latest thread:
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> https://twitter.com/ProfHughLewis/status/1658173801924812803
>
> If you want an idea of -what- they are avoiding, LeoLabs operates a set of radars which track anything larger than 10cm in cross-section, and provides an awesome visualization here:
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> https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization
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> (make sure to enable the “debris” checkbox too)
>
> Best,
>
> Mike
> On Jul 7, 2023 at 08:23 +0200, Daniel AJ Sokolov via Starlink <starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net>, wrote:
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> > quote_type
> >
> > On 7/6/23 22:28, blakangel at gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > > I think the main point of the article is that the amount of maneuvers
> > > needed is currently increasing exponentially:
> >
> > Indeed, I read that. But the article does not explain why they think
> > this trend will continue exponentially.
> >
> > Obviously it can't continue exponentially forever, because eventually
> > all satellites are on the move evading one another 100% of the time. :-)
> >
> > Cheers
> > Daniel
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