Animation 10k Starlink Satellites
MeteorMarc
43 points
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March 18, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
aledevv
10,000 Starlink satellites orbiting the Earth?? I didn't know there were so many, really so many. Their presence has already radically transformed the orbital environment. There are so many that in 2025 alone they performed around 300,000 collision avoidance maneuvers. In short: on the one hand, they're convenient for us because of their fantastic internet connection, but on the other, they're generating truly unprecedented artificial traffic in space. All this worries me a little.
user32489318
What I found so fascinating about starling is how easy it was for a single country, even a single company in this case, to pollute near-earth space. I understand the mechanics of LEO, and the de-orbit mechanics put in place. But the world-wide impact, unknown side-effects on the upper layers of atmosphere on the re-entry of literally thousands of satellites within fairly short period of time?
suyash
How are you getting all the real time data of the position of these satellites?