Spaceflight SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida

https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-launch-group-6-30

Liftoff occurred at 11:20 p.m. ET on Nov. 27.

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Carighan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Kessler syndrome intensifies! 💥

Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Starlink satellites are in a low enough orbit that a Kessler event would be short-lived

Player2@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I would advise research beyond a singular Wikipedia article

Carighan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It was supposed to be a joke about the number of satellites used for this! 😅

Player2@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y

Unfortunately misinformation isn't very funny, since it could genuinely mislead people

c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Fortunately they're launched so low that any collision would almost immediately deorbit the debris.