kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agoGoogle and ATT invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to-smartphone servicearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
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minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-210 months agoWell the starlink ones aren’t going to be space trash-- they eventually fall out of orbit and burn up. Hopefully these go with the same plan
minus-squareEdibleFriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoThe main issue ATM tho, from what I’ve heard, is what this huge amount of extra crap is doing to us studying space from the ground.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoThere is that. The other issue which I ignored but is significant is the emissions from the rocket launches getting the satellites up there in the first place
minus-squareInfinite@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoGlobally, rocket launches are something like 0.005% of the emissions of the airline industry.
minus-squarehglmanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoYou need to orbit them low enough to experience drag if you want reasonable latency.
Well the starlink ones aren’t going to be space trash-- they eventually fall out of orbit and burn up. Hopefully these go with the same plan
The main issue ATM tho, from what I’ve heard, is what this huge amount of extra crap is doing to us studying space from the ground.
There is that. The other issue which I ignored but is significant is the emissions from the rocket launches getting the satellites up there in the first place
Globally, rocket launches are something like 0.005% of the emissions of the airline industry.
You need to orbit them low enough to experience drag if you want reasonable latency.