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

[Mike Puchol <mike@starlink.sx>]

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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 <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>, wrote:
>
> 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
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