The chances of a new Starlink satellite causing a human casualty due to falling debris is '1 in 100 million,' SpaceX explained as the company is de-orbiting hundreds of satellites.

Six percent of Starlink’s LEO constellation burns in upper atmosphere, releasing irreversible heavy metal pollution ...

Experts believe the nascent satellite market will be shaped by a variety of forces as it develops and expands.

SpaceX has tested ways to lower the impact of Starlink constellations, and Amazon has disclosed plans to de-orbit their satellites within 355 days after mission completion.

The deorbiting of Starlink satellites is a commonplace task for SpaceX; the Elon Musk-led company has already initiated the disposal of 406 units from the nearly 6,000 satellites launched to date.

SpaceX’s Starlink unit is seeing some issues with its new generation of satellites and will be de-orbiting some recently launched machines. At the same time, the company is requesting the FCC to allow ...

Aeolus orbits considerably lower than the Starlink constellation, but satellite "Starlink 44" was orbiting lower to practice de-orbiting techniques, Forbes reported.

Large satellite constellations – like SpaceX’s Starlink, seen in the video above – are set to dramatically increase the number of objects orbiting Earth and are already causing problems.

A 10 kg satellite (or a smaller piece of a Starlink satellite) with a similar area-to-mass ratio would de-orbit slightly faster due to lower mass, but the trend remains: lower altitudes mean faster de ...

Starlink plans to replace each of the 42,000 satellites after five years of operation, which will require de-orbiting an average of 25 satellites per day, about six tons of material.

The chances of a new Starlink satellite causing a human casualty due to falling debris is '1 in 100 million,' according to SpaceX, which is de-orbiting hundreds of satellites.