Letting AST launch its proposed spacecraft without addressing the collision risk 'would be irresponsible' and potentially ...

SpaceX’s efforts to dim its Starlink satellites will likely be effective, at least for one major observatory. But the ...

The issue concerns sunlight reflecting off the satellites’ surfaces. SpaceX has attempted to reduce the brightness of the reflected light by coating the satellites in a dark material, and also by ...

Six percent of Starlink’s LEO constellation burns in upper atmosphere, releasing irreversible heavy metal pollution ...

SpaceX’s Starlink unit is seeing some issues with its new generation of satellites and will be de-orbiting some recently launched machines. At the same time, the company is requesting the FCC to ...

The deorbiting of Starlink satellites is a commonplace task for SpaceX; the Elon Musk-led company has already initiated the disposal of 406 units from the nearly 6,000 satellites launched to date.

SpaceX said those satellites will naturally de-orbit ... SpaceX has launched a total of 775 Starlink satellites. ... a 3 percent failure rate would mean more than 1,200 dead satellites orbiting in ...

According to SpaceNews, the oldest Starlink satellites still in orbit are from 2019/2020. The company has said the de-orbiting won’t impact its broadband services. KSAT's new ground station in ...

Starlink, which has launched over 3,000 LEO satellites, uses a de-orbiting process that can be completed in months. But there is controversy over the FCC's authority to implement the rule and a ...

Experts believe the nascent satellite market will be shaped by a variety of forces as it develops and expands.

Starlink satellites generally operate below 600 km. SpaceX said that of the almost 6,000 satellites launched by SpaceX, it has to-date initiated controlled de-orbits on 406. Seventeen of those are ...