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@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 On Behalf Of Mike Puchol via Starlink > Sent: Friday, July 7, 2023 2:35 AM > To: starlink@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: > > https://twitter.com/ProfHughLewis > > Latest thread: > > 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: > > https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization > > (make sure to enable the “debris” checkbox too) > > Best, > > Mike > On Jul 7, 2023 at 08:23 +0200, Daniel AJ Sokolov via Starlink , wrote: > > > quote_type > > > > On 7/6/23 22:28, blakangel@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 > > _______________________________________________ > > Starlink mailing list > > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net > > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink