tonyvila t1_j9qqkng wrote on February 23, 2023 at 10:00 PM Reply to comment by zoicyte in What will be the environmental impact of de-orbiting 42,000 Starlink satellites every five years? (Explanation in post) by OvidPerl Except your numbers are quite wrong. Each satellite weighs about 1200 kg, so each one is over a ton (~2600 lb). That's almost 60 tons, which is a 130% increase in pure mass, not to mention chemical composition. Permalink Parent 9
tonyvila t1_j9qqkng wrote
Reply to comment by zoicyte in What will be the environmental impact of de-orbiting 42,000 Starlink satellites every five years? (Explanation in post) by OvidPerl
Except your numbers are quite wrong. Each satellite weighs about 1200 kg, so each one is over a ton (~2600 lb). That's almost 60 tons, which is a 130% increase in pure mass, not to mention chemical composition.