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Re:SpaceX’s Starlink Constellation construction begins by ehsankia on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:35PM (#19679550)
Is anyone worried about space pollution and Kessler effect? There's currently around 5000 satellites up there, and each of these companies alone wants to put that much more in space.
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Re:SpaceX’s Starlink Constellation construction begins by boardwaalk on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:43PM (#19679593)
They're in a very low orbit and would deorbit on failure in 2 weeks to 8 months according to SpaceX:

https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=...

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Re:SpaceX’s Starlink Constellation construction begins by Sabinus on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:41PM (#19679585)
They've specifically gone for a low orbit with plenty of atmospheric drag to bring any unresponsive sats or broken pieces down promptly.
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