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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

SpaceX begins "significant reconfiguration" of Starlink satellite constellation

The maneuvers will be undertaken by SpaceX, the owner of the largest satellite fleet in orbit. About 4,400 of the company's Starlink Internet satellites will move from an altitude of 341 miles (550 kilometers) to 298 miles (480 kilometers) over the course of 2026, according to Michael Nicolls, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering. "Starlink is beginning a significant reconfiguration of its satellite constellation focused on increasing space safety," Nicolls wrote Thursday in a post on X.
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fromTechzine Global
1 week ago

Starlink lowers satellites to enhance space safety

SpaceX will lower about 4,400 Starlink satellites from 550 km to 480 km in 2026 to reduce collision risk and accelerate deorbiting of faulty units.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago

Starlink claims Chinese launch nearly hit broadband sat

A Chinese satellite deployment produced a 200-meter near-miss with a Starlink satellite, underscoring dangerous lack of coordination among satellite operators in low Earth orbit.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago

Lifeboat arrives for Tiangong astronauts

An uncrewed Shenzhou-22 docked with Tiangong, supplying a safe return craft and repair kit after Shenzhou-20 suffered a cracked window.
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fromFuturism
2 months ago
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China Says Mystery Object Appears to Have Struck Ship That Its Space Station Astronauts Were Supposed to Return Home In

fromFuturism
2 months ago
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China Says Mystery Object Appears to Have Struck Ship That Its Space Station Astronauts Were Supposed to Return Home In

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fromTheregister
6 months ago

NASA struggling to execute its planetary defense plan

NASA's Planetary Defense Strategy is facing significant management and resource challenges despite some positive developments in detecting near-Earth objects.
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