SpaceX’s efforts to dim its Starlink satellites will likely be effective, at least for one major observatory. But the ...

Six percent of Starlink’s LEO constellation burns in upper atmosphere, releasing irreversible heavy metal pollution ...

The chances of a new Starlink satellite causing a human casualty due to falling debris is '1 in 100 million,' SpaceX explained as the company is de-orbiting hundreds of satellites.

Starlink has well over 8,000 satellites in orbit, but they have an orbital life of around five years. The first batch of 60 ...

Experts believe the nascent satellite market will be shaped by a variety of forces as it develops and expands.

Starlink already accounts for 40% of all the satellites ever launched, and each one releases harmful aluminum oxides when ...

SpaceX successfully launches more Starlink satellites to join over 7,000 orbiting Earth. ... The 21 satellites from the Starlink company joined the more than 7,000 that are already in low-Earth orbit.

A 10 kg satellite (or a smaller piece of a Starlink satellite) with a similar area-to-mass ratio would de-orbit slightly faster due to lower mass, but the trend remains: lower altitudes mean faster de ...

A Starlink satellite has a lifespan of approximately five years before de-orbiting, according to the company. When the technology is no longer serviceable, it is destroyed while reentering the ...

Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Starlink. By Joey Roulette. April 29, 2025 12:47 PM UTC Updated April 29, 2025 ... before de-orbiting them in 2024.

The chances of a new Starlink satellite causing a human casualty due to falling debris is '1 in 100 million,' according to SpaceX, which is de-orbiting hundreds of satellites.