The biggest argument for the answer being “Yes” would seem to be their contributions to the Kessler Syndrome but I’m really not that up to speed on how severe or critical the situation currently is.

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[–] 14 points 17 hours ago* (2 children)

Starlink satellites are at 550km and without boosting they fall back to earth in 2 to 5 years. New ones are being put at 480km where the orbit of a dead satellite decays only in few months. The oldest ones are already falling back to earth and burning up in the atmosphere.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 10 hours ago

    This is really interesting. It had never occurred to me that satellites have propulsion systems. I always assumed that they were placed such that they would remain in orbit indefinitely.

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