Starlink ruining the night sky

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Re: Starlink ruining the night sky

Post by Pishwish » Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:20 pm

Scott Manley thinks that the satellite losses are down to the drag being too strong to allow the reaction wheels/magnatorquers? to orient the satellites properly and raise orbit.

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Re: Starlink ruining the night sky

Post by basementer » Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:25 pm

Link broken?
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Re: Starlink ruining the night sky

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Re: Starlink ruining the night sky

Post by tom p » Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:58 am

basementer wrote:
Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:25 pm
Link broken?
that'll be 'cos the satellites are falling out of the sky

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