As from 19 April 2020, the Starlink-1095 satellite had been traveling stably in orbit at an average altitude of around 555 km. Between 16 May and 24 June 2021, the Starlink-1095 satellite manoeuvred continuously to an orbit of around 382 km, and then stayed in that orbit.
Holy fuck, going from r = 555 to r = 382 is more than a 30% decrease in altitude. No fucking wonder astronauts have a hard time figuring out where these little shits are going. Even though it took a month and a half, that’s a huge change in range of motion (and speed too of course)
Are other space objects generally more “calm”, or is space gonna be a logistical nightmare for the foreseeable future? Cause here’s the thing about traveling in a gigantic circle with a bunch of other stuff, you gotta be lucky every time, just once won’t cut it!
Holy fuck, going from r = 555 to r = 382 is more than a 30% decrease in altitude. No fucking wonder astronauts have a hard time figuring out where these little shits are going. Even though it took a month and a half, that’s a huge change in range of motion (and speed too of course)
Are other space objects generally more “calm”, or is space gonna be a logistical nightmare for the foreseeable future? Cause here’s the thing about traveling in a gigantic circle with a bunch of other stuff, you gotta be lucky every time, just once won’t cut it!
2023 prediction: Kessler Syndrome
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That's an extremely optimistic outlook where we can still launch shit. The SDF would just have to sit back and wait in our world.