From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp2.nextlayer.at (smtp2.nextlayer.at [IPv6:2a01:190:1764:150::37]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5C5703B29D for ; Thu, 6 Jul 2023 21:01:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.12.13] (unknown [76.9.53.20]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.nextlayer.at (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DB3D08038A8 for ; Fri, 7 Jul 2023 03:01:27 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 smtp.nextlayer.at DB3D08038A8 Message-ID: <114eabbd-cf5b-1c08-8226-fbf53455d9ea@falco.ca> Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 18:01:25 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.13.0 Content-Language: en-CA To: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net References: From: Daniel AJ Sokolov In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Starlink] orbital maneuvers 12 per sat in the last 6 months X-BeenThere: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2023 01:01:30 -0000 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