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Imperator-Solis t1_j9r8n08 wrote

Reply to comment by killercurvesahead in What will be the environmental impact of de-orbiting 42,000 Starlink satellites every five years? (Explanation in post) by OvidPerl

You might have misread, at that rate it won't reach limits for 2500 years

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EBtwopoint3 t1_j9s3fam wrote

Not 2500 years, until the rate of satellite re-entry becomes 2500 times higher. That is a per year figure, not one that adds up.

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