SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink

"These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters.

The short version

• “These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters.
• SpaceX’s Starlink constellation now has more than 11,000 satellites, about two-thirds of all active spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
• Radars and telescopes routinely track thousands more pieces of space junk.

What happened

Starlink is, by far, the largest satellite constellation in operation today. But if you buy the buzz, Starlink is just the tip of the iceberg.

Why it matters

SpaceX has revealed plans to launch up to a million satellites for a new constellation, called Starmind, to deploy AI computing capacity in low-Earth orbit .

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