From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.lang.hm (unknown [66.167.227.145]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5B8953B29D for ; Fri, 7 Jul 2023 00:49:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dlang-mobile (unknown [10.2.2.69]) by mail.lang.hm (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEBC619BEA0; Thu, 6 Jul 2023 21:49:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 21:49:07 -0700 (PDT) From: David Lang To: Daniel AJ Sokolov cc: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net In-Reply-To: <114eabbd-cf5b-1c08-8226-fbf53455d9ea@falco.ca> Message-ID: <6p3296pr-96n3-8p77-ps68-25155r16o365@ynat.uz> References: <114eabbd-cf5b-1c08-8226-fbf53455d9ea@falco.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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 04:49:09 -0000 some people are assuming that more satellites launched will mean more maneuvers needed (not recognizing that what matters is only the things at the same altitude) plus, it's a scary large number :-) David Lang On Thu, 6 Jul 2023, Daniel AJ Sokolov via Starlink wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Starlink mailing list > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink >