That would surely also mean their expected lifespan is shorter too? Faster decay doesn’t just affect dead satellites
Idk seems like a strange move and the stated reason seems flimsy
Idk seems like a strange move and the stated reason seems flimsy
Are Starlinks being deörbited due to propellant exhaustion?
In many respects, Starlink satellites are small servers. They’re probably profitable to replace quicker than decay would force them to be.
We are nowhere close to the sky being 'full'.
These birds aren’t totally autonomous. They do take up “space” in a limited sense. And having your fleet be somewhat similar lets one execute maneuvers like this global plane change more efficiently.
I just don’t understand why spacex would do this from a biz/strategic perspective