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Re:ESA satellite dodges 'mega constellation' by grecy on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:11AM (#20865743)
This all happened at 320km, which is way below the Starlink constellation operating elevation. So the satellite in question is either one that is undergoing de-orbit testing, or is not functioning correctly which likely means SpaceX couldn't move it if they wanted to.

Very, very misleading to say the ESA had to dodge the "mega constellation".

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Re:ESA satellite dodges 'mega constellation' by frood42 on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:16AM (#20865770)
They were doing de-orbit testing on that satellite, "Starlink 44" [0]

[0] https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614250/one-of-spacexs-sta...

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Re:ESA satellite dodges 'mega constellation' by S_A_P on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:13AM (#20865754)
The register does seem to have a penchant for hyperbole.
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Re:ESA satellite dodges 'mega constellation' by EdwardDiego on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:22AM (#20865806)
Penchant? It's why they get out of bed in the morning.
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Re:ESA satellite dodges 'mega constellation' by blauekapelle on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @10:07AM (#20866568)
That it was a single satellite, in de-orbit testing, was mentioned in the text of the article.
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