DaoFerret t1_j9sanh7 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:54 AM

Reply to comment by CMDR_Shazbot in What will be the environmental impact of de-orbiting 42,000 Starlink satellites every five years? (Explanation in post) by OvidPerl

Starship also opens up orbital recovery/refueling as a possibility, both of which would also jiggle the equation around.

CMDR_Shazbot t1_j9sfwb3 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:45 AM

Ya that would be insanely interesting to be able to go up and just...scoop whole sats for refurb and return. Calculating the conjunction, the entire landing leg with enough-but-not-too-much fuel with the added mass, and securing it in the vehicle to survive re-orbit wold be... challenging.