Re:One to two Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth ...
by tejtm on Monday October 06, 2025 @06:39PM
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This has already been addressed as LEO is not geostationary
but to point as to why. Consider the earths equator rotates at a particular velocity so there is a particular orbital radius where the two cancel and NO energy is needed to fall around the equator at the same rate the equator is moving. That is a geostationary orbit.
LEO maxes out ~ 1,200 miles radius, geostationary is at little over over 22,000 miles radius.
LEO maxes out ~ 1,200 miles radius, geostationary is at little over over 22,000 miles radius.