Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caexternal-linkmessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1612arrow-down19
arrow-up1603arrow-down1external-linkA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square92linkfedilink
minus-squareEinskjaldi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·24 days agoI expect that we will get in orbit refueling to extend their life once you get a good nuclear and solar panel power tug with an electric thruster that can deliver fuel, they’re in a similar orbit if you just do that.
minus-squareDale@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·24 days agoEspecially with the number of them it’s probably cheaper to just put up new satellites. LEO sats are designed to be temporary.
I expect that we will get in orbit refueling to extend their life once you get a good nuclear and solar panel power tug with an electric thruster that can deliver fuel, they’re in a similar orbit if you just do that.
Especially with the number of them it’s probably cheaper to just put up new satellites. LEO sats are designed to be temporary.