Starlink satellites to be moved to lower orbit [View all]
Source: The Hill
01/02/26 2:05 PM ET
(NewsNation) — SpaceX will be moving around 4,400 satellites to a lower orbit in 2026, according to a Starlink official.
Michael Nicholls, vice president of Starlink engineering, posted the news on social platform X, announcing the company’s plan to change the orbit of the satellites in order to reduce the chances of collision with others or space debris.
Earth’s orbit has become increasingly cluttered with satellites, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX is responsible for a significant portion of the rapid increase in objects in orbit.
One recent paper noted the risks of such a crowded orbit, suggesting that in the event that Earth lost the ability to control satellites as a result of something like a solar flare, scientists would have as little as three days to gain control before catastrophic collisions would begin to occur.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5670067-spacex-starlink-satellites-lower-orbit/
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