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oldbastardbob t1_j145pzz wrote

Reply to comment by ttystikk in Evaluation reveals 0.8mm hole in Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft — "not very pleasant", replacement being prepared [Roscosmos/TASS] by Riegel_Haribo

I can't wait for some multi-billion dollar space program launch to get peppered with Starlink space cubes as it leaves the atmosphere. That'll be something.

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trashae t1_j14idu8 wrote

That’s unlikely to happen. Starlink knows the location of their hardware and shares that with people. I like to compare it to the asteroid belt where sure there is an area you’re more likely to hit something, but the odds are still astronomically low

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RifewithWit t1_j16ga9j wrote

They're also in an unstable orbit, and require direct control to keep them aloft. In the event that one becomes unresponsive or is damaged, it will de-orbit with a month or two, iirc, and burn up on reentry.

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