Observers are encouraged to glance to the southeast to east, venturing out 3 to 10 minutes after the supposed time of launching. The rocket will curve over the coast as a white light with a glowing ...

Six percent of Starlink’s LEO constellation burns in upper atmosphere, releasing irreversible heavy metal pollution ...

Low-orbiting satellites, including Starlink, can reflect sunlight in the night sky during ... conditions — not when the satellites have been recently launched, are being de-orbited or going through a ...

According to SpaceNews, the oldest Starlink satellites still in orbit are from 2019/2020. The company has said the de-orbiting won’t impact its broadband services.

The deorbiting of Starlink satellites is a commonplace task for SpaceX; the Elon Musk-led company has already initiated the disposal of 406 units from the nearly 6,000 satellites launched to date.

SpaceX’s Starlink unit is seeing some issues with its new generation of satellites and will be de-orbiting some recently launched machines. At the same time, the company is requesting the FCC to ...

SpaceX has said its satellites are powered by ion engines that can maneuver them around in space to avoid collisions. And when those engines die off, the satellites will naturally de-orbit and ...

Experts believe the nascent satellite market will be shaped by a variety of forces as it develops and expands.

SpaceX will dispose of 100 orbiting Starlink satellites because of an undisclosed glitch. [T]he Starlink team identified a common issue in this small population of satellites that could increase ...

A recent FCC authorization approved the launch of 7,500 more satellites and a nodding sentiment in the company’s plan to launch 30,000 orbiting internet boxes.

Seventeen of those are currently non-maneuverable and described as passively decaying while “well-tracked”, while the rest are in controlled descent or have already de-orbited. According to SpaceNews, ...