- cross-posted to:
- space@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- space@lemmy.world
You must log in or register to comment.
As someone that uses Starlink due to nothing else being in my area, I hate everything about this. Sure the convenience of having internet wherever I want is nice, but this still sucks. Especially since I’m a huge space nerd so this shit just hurts my soul.
In your defense, there should be internet in your area but the government dropped the ball and let Comcast scam them.
My favorite part is that bout 5 miles down the highway they have fibre optic. They’ve been “installing” it for about 4 or 5 years now. They’ve had the spool just sitting outside for half that time.
God that’s just depressing
5 miles is doable with a wirless link. it of course depends on other factors, like having visibility, but it is not impossible.
It’s not the only problem with them, and potentially not the biggest either - there is no plan to remove or maintain them when they die other than de-orbiting them into the upper atmosphere. A recent study suggests that this will critically harm the ozone layer, and that adding metallic particles in the quantities implied by the number of starlink satellites that Elmo plans to launch could do far more damage to the ozone layer than our previous attempts to screw it up!
Study - https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL109280
Yeah, aluminium oxide particles may be a problem. Some scientists are experimenting with replacing aluminium with wood. I wonder if this would be feasible on future Starlink sats.
I can track them with a 16" Dob they’re that common
So after some time they all will come down und burn up, what time frame are we talking about?
