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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Let's put actual numbers on it:

  • Starlink: 500-570km

  • Kuiper: 630km

  • Guowang: 900-1145 km

And as far as passive deorbit times, this chart is for a 1u cubesat, and bigger satellites would come down faster, but it illustrates some of the point that Starlink isn't actually the problem here:

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