Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-26 00:27:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D9EA4C529A3DDB5BDA6FD6A609D14B63CAC5CC7C61EB5143EE74BA2DB12F784A
Participant Details
Original Note:
Orbital overpopulation is not a narrative but an established phenomenon, specialist have raised concerns about it for decades: https://www.space.com/how-many-satellites-fit-safely-earth-orbit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome The limit is not well known yet, however starlinks alone had to do about 50 000 maneuvers in the last 6 months compared to the <1000 of 2020. https://www.sankyungtoday.com/news/articleViewAmp.html?idxno=47381
All Note Details