“As far as we know, no coordination or deconfliction with existing satellites operating in space was performed, resulting in a 200 meter close approach between one of the deployed satellites and STARLINK-6079 (56120) at 560 km altitude.”
First article title using slam correctly. I love it.
That’s not a good thing, they’ll just see this as a win and start using it even more.
Look at how great SLAM did on that article!
Kinda inevitable when you keep throwing all that crap up there.
Yeah the solutions that require thousands and thousands of satellites for one service… think of a better idea you morons.
Don’t forget how hundreds to thousands of them routinely fail and/or otherwise deorbit themselves, thus necessitating constant replenishment.
Its basically the least sustainable, most insane space paradigm currently actually possible with our tech and resources.
After all, I’m sure we can just undo a Kessler Syndrome cascade effect.
Right?
It’s literally the brute-force approach to Internet service
personally, i think all satellites live positions should be public at all times, with launching them being more accessible, it becomes harder to coordinate everyone who may or may not have a satellite.
I think they are and that’s why it’s ridiculous. China for sure is aware of all satellite positions, regardless of public databases.
Seems more like an incompetence thing, but then again we see how they behave in Philippine waters and in general. They don’t give a fuck and think the world belongs to them.
And so do the US, and especially Musk. So what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable obect?
So what happens when an unnstoppable force meets an immovable obect?
I know the answer for that. A lot of shrapnel will happen - that will eventually hit and damage other spacecraft.
There you go: https://satellitetracker3d.com/
There are a few sites like celestrak.org hosting TLEs for all satellites and some debris, which allow you to calculate current and future positions yourself. They are published by NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) since 2003.
These aren’t super critical information. While we know where they are, it’s not always public information what they do exactly.
I disagree, I think satellites should be launched freely and at will by any private party, consistent with the non aggression principle, and without the state applying authoritarian industry killing regulation through a monopoly of violence.
Kessler syndrome seems increasingly inevitable as we potentially approach some of the great filters that explain why we’ve never met or detected any other civilizations in the universe. It’s been a fun ride, folks, but it seems like we might not have threaded this particular needle, finding it was ultimately narrower and our thread thicker and clumsier than we expected and we might instead be reaching the end of the road on our multiplanetary ambitions. Will we get to Mars? Maybe. Will we survive and thrive there? Doubtful.
Kessler syndrome is something the Internet loves to talk about without truly understanding.
These satellites fly at a very low orbit, and will deorbit themselves within a few years if they go dead. They would likely deorbit even faster if there was a debris cloud following a collision.
We’re not going to be locked out of space for generations, not by any means.
They would likely deorbit even faster if there was a debris cloud following a collision.
Maybe, but not always. Debris from a collision can be flung in all directions, including higher orbits.
Thankfully, those higher orbits probably won’t be long term stable since the perigee will pretty much always be at the point of impact. But it could very well be stable for years, since most of the orbit won’t be dragging through the atmosphere anymore.
But the real risk is a cascade effect. One hit can create thousands of pieces of debris, which may well cause another hit. Etc etc.
Kessler syndrome isn’t possible with these LEO constellations.
They are so low the debris would just deorbit themselves in a couple years.
It’s the much much higher orbits where they stay forever that is the problem.
If NASA could have built an actual base and shipyard, instead of being forced to JUST LAND A MAN ON MOON…I think we could be on our way toward Vulcan contact.
This timeline, just go hookers and blow cause it’s all fucked. Adding Kessler syndrome to exit velocity planing is just sticking the stick in the tire wheel
Fuck spaceX and fuck Musk, both of them should go to Mars and never come back.
Get it
