Are Starlinks being deörbited due to propellant exhaustion?
In many respects, Starlink satellites are small servers. They’re probably profitable to replace quicker than decay would force them to be.
We are nowhere close to the sky being 'full'.
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These birds aren’t totally autonomous. They do take up “space” in a limited sense. And having your fleet be somewhat similar lets one execute maneuvers like this global plane change more efficiently.
Are Starlinks being deörbited due to propellant exhaustion?
In many respects, Starlink satellites are small servers. They’re probably profitable to replace quicker than decay would force them to be.