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Re:SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink satellite, with no sign... by aa_is_op on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @07:37AM (#45654625)
Does it operate 10k satellites? or is this just a launch tally and many of those have now been decommissioned
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Re:SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink satellite, with no sign... by southwindcg on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @08:07AM (#45654822)
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a68967712/...

"Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit are de-orbiting and falling to Earth at the rate of one to two per day."

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