Starlink satellite breaks apart into “tens of objects”; SpaceX confirms “anomaly”. Satellite failure cause is unexplained after second “fragment creation event.”
Starlink satellite breaks apart into “tens of objects”; SpaceX confirms “anomaly”. Satellite failure cause is unexplained after second “fragment creation event.”
This is just a Kessler syndrome disaster waiting to happen.
Lord_Blackthorn on
Fragment creation event is a cool way to say explosion.
_lilsprout on
honestly kinda freaky how many satellites we have up there already and now they’re breaking apart? space junk is a real problem that nobody talks about enough.
Doom2pro on
Some foreign government testing untrackable debris targeted at certain orbits.
MWoodley18 on
Any chance of this causing an ablation cascade aka Kessler Syndrome? 😬
CurtisLeow on
> Because of “the low altitude of the event, fragments from this anomaly will likely de-orbit within a few weeks,” it said.
This is why low Earth orbit satellites are much, much safer. Only larger objects can remain in these orbits for any significant amount of time. If this debris were to collide with more debris, it would split up into even smaller parts that would de-orbit even faster.
Uncle_Hephaestus on
ive never thought about this but I wonder how much they ported from tesla into space x manufacturing. tresla isn’t really known for the spot on QC. but then again maybe nasa pre trump had a hand in setting atandards.
CaveManta on
Isn’t this called a spontaneous disassembly?
Talkie123 on
Its funny how it was number 34343.
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PersonalityRoutine71 on
I have to use “thermal event” in my line of work when describing equipment failures.
Direct-Technician265 on
oh boy kessler syndrom to go along with highest ever gas prices for 2026? im becomming really certain Trump is aligned with Chaos gods from 40k.
Glitched_Hero on
Can’t wait for the future when you can randomly get orbital airburst struck by exploding LEO satellites and just go “gosh another one today?”
brihamedit on
Where is the video of the event. Can we see what actually happened? Did rogue foreignplayers attack? is this going to cause a cascade of crashes of starlink satellites?
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This is just a Kessler syndrome disaster waiting to happen.
Fragment creation event is a cool way to say explosion.
honestly kinda freaky how many satellites we have up there already and now they’re breaking apart? space junk is a real problem that nobody talks about enough.
Some foreign government testing untrackable debris targeted at certain orbits.
Any chance of this causing an ablation cascade aka Kessler Syndrome? 😬
> Because of “the low altitude of the event, fragments from this anomaly will likely de-orbit within a few weeks,” it said.
This is why low Earth orbit satellites are much, much safer. Only larger objects can remain in these orbits for any significant amount of time. If this debris were to collide with more debris, it would split up into even smaller parts that would de-orbit even faster.
ive never thought about this but I wonder how much they ported from tesla into space x manufacturing. tresla isn’t really known for the spot on QC. but then again maybe nasa pre trump had a hand in setting atandards.
Isn’t this called a spontaneous disassembly?
Its funny how it was number 34343.
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I have to use “thermal event” in my line of work when describing equipment failures.
oh boy kessler syndrom to go along with highest ever gas prices for 2026? im becomming really certain Trump is aligned with Chaos gods from 40k.
Can’t wait for the future when you can randomly get orbital airburst struck by exploding LEO satellites and just go “gosh another one today?”
Where is the video of the event. Can we see what actually happened? Did rogue foreignplayers attack? is this going to cause a cascade of crashes of starlink satellites?