☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-21 month agoThe sun is killing off SpaceX's Starlink satelliteswww.newscientist.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmygrad.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squaresupafuzz [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoany fuel is… already in space, it’s not like they’re getting it back if they don’t use it
minus-squareTheVelvetGentleman [he/him]@hexbear.netcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI just looked it up, and yes they deorbit the satellites, but their re-entry orbit takes up to six months. So speeding that up does seem advantageous.
any fuel is… already in space, it’s not like they’re getting it back if they don’t use it
I just looked it up, and yes they deorbit the satellites, but their re-entry orbit takes up to six months. So speeding that up does seem advantageous.