Starlink ruining the night sky

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Re: Starlink ruining the night sky

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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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Link broken?
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https://youtu.be/9kIcEFyEPgA
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basementer wrote: Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:25 pmLink broken?
that'll be 'cos the satellites are falling out of the sky
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