- 03/09/2019 — ESA spacecraft dodges large constellation — On Monday morning, the Aeolus Earth observation satellite fired its thrusters, moving it off potential collision course with a SpaceX satellite in the Starlink constellation. Constellations are fleets of hundreds up to thousands of spacecraft. https://www.esa.int/safety_security/esa_spacecraft_dodges_large_constellation 17 comments space
Linking pages
- SpaceX says 12,000 satellites isn’t enough, so it might launch another 30,000 | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/spacex-might-launch-another-30000-broadband-satellites-for-42000-total/ 1099 comments
- Thousands More Satellites Will Soon Orbit Earth—We Need Better Rules to Prevent Space Crashes https://singularityhub.com/2021/01/29/thousands-more-satellites-will-soon-orbit-earth-we-need-better-rules-to-prevent-space-crashes/ 94 comments
- The costly collateral damage from Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite fleet https://theconversation.com/the-costly-collateral-damage-from-elon-musks-starlink-satellite-fleet-138553 25 comments