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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Starlink will never be orbital trash in any meaningful way. If everything failed today, they'd all deorbit within 5 years. It's only in higher orbits where shit gets stuck for decades or hundreds of years.

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[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Starlink will never be orbital trash in any meaningful way

You're right. They'll be atmospheric pollution. That's what "burn up on reentry" means.

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

Well in that case, 100% of things that we've launched into space are either

1: Space trash

2: Atmospheric Trash

3: Ocean Trash

Except for the 1st stages of F9 and it's fairings, and one or two first stages of some other small start ups.

Edit: sorry and the shuttle. In retrospect with the amount of refurbishment it required it wasn't really "reusable" per say, but it did avoid being ocean trash.

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[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 4 points 2 years ago

That does seem to be the point this thread is making: Going to space is really bad for Earth's environment. SpaceX and starlink are just accelerating that.

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