Article discusses a second Starlink satellite 'exploding' with no clear explanation after 'suffering an anomaly." It's the second one since Dec. Does anyone have theories on what could be causing these. Also what usually happens to the debris when satellites break apart in orbit?
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Submission Statement: Article about a second Starlink satellite breakup since Dec with no clear cause. Curious what people think could be behind it and what happens to debris after events like this.
Probably had weapons on it
“We just recently gave a request for FCC licensing of up to a million AI satellites,” said SpaceX president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell in a recent Time profile. “I’m surprised that didn’t get more news. I thought for sure that would get a lot of news.” Wow. I am also surprised I haven’t heard about this before now. A million AI satellites is mind blowing.
China is not a fan of these satellites.
The universe is rejecting Elongated Muskrat in real time
My first thoughts are rushed and/or corner cutting in manufacturing the satellite. With the numbers they are putting up there it seems reasonable that there is a lot of pressure to crank em out as quickly as possible.
As I’ve read it, Starlink satellites have a short lifetime and are designed to completely burn up during re-entry, though I want to say there was an incident where a 5-pound chunk of aluminum from one impacted in Canada. However, as best I can tell this was an anomaly and not the standard case.