#deorbit — Public Fediverse posts

#Spacenews:
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SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
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"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. .."

"Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."

https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/

3.2.2026

#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott

#Spacenews:
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SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
"
"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. .."

"Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."

https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/

3.2.2026

#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott

#Spacenews:
"
SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
"
"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. .."

"Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."

https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/

3.2.2026

#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott

#Spacenews:
"
SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
"
"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. .."

"Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."

https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/

3.2.2026

#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott

#Spacenews:
"
SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
"
"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. .."

"Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."

https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/

3.2.2026

#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott

#Newspaceeconomy:
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What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
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https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle

12.11.2025

#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV

#Newspaceeconomy:
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What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
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https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle

12.11.2025

#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV

#Newspaceeconomy:
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What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
"
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle

12.11.2025

#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV

#Newspaceeconomy:
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What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
"
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle

12.11.2025

#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV

#Newspaceeconomy:
"
What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
"
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle

12.11.2025

#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV

Elon Musk’s Starlink fleet is burning up in orbit, scientists say

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth, with up to four burning up in the atmosphere…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #deorbit #Earth’sAtmosphere #ElonMusk #JonathanMcDowell #Musk #satellites #spacedebris #SpaceX #Starlink
https://www.europesays.com/2479799/

#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/

#atmosphere #stratosphere #burnup #deorbit

#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/

#atmosphere #stratosphere #burnup #deorbit

#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/

#atmosphere #stratosphere #burnup #deorbit

#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/

#atmosphere #stratosphere #burnup #deorbit

#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/

#atmosphere #stratosphere #burnup #deorbit

@Brad_Rosenheim

Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.

Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/

The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.

The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.

#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation

edit: typo

@Brad_Rosenheim

Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.

Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/

The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.

The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.

#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation

edit: typo

@Brad_Rosenheim

Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.

Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/

The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.

The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.

#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation

edit: typo

@Brad_Rosenheim

Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.

Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/

The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.

The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.

#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation

edit: typo

@Brad_Rosenheim

Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.

Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/

The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.

The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.

#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation

edit: typo

"It is time to begin preparations for deorbiting the @Space_Station. It has served its purpose. There is very little incremental utility. Let’s go to Mars,"

How about we send Musk to Alpha Centauri?

#elonmusk #iss #doge #hostiletakeover #mars #orbit #deorbit

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/elon-musk-recommends-that-the-international-space-station-be-deorbited-asap/

The Science & Technology Chronicles. . . . .January 6th, 2025 Vol II Number 1

https://bit.ly/stc010625

#Space #junk #burnup #deorbit #seismologists #seismic #tracking #Humans #dogs #heart #physiological #synchronization #objective #self-reported #DASS #unwarranted #balanced #Deep #Vanguard #Sentinel #saturation #diving #AM #wire-arc #cyanobacteria #bridges #networked #nanotubes #NSF #NSB #Advise #STEM #K-12 #NDEA

The Science & Technology Chronicles. . . . .January 6th, 2025 Vol II Number 1

https://bit.ly/stc010625

#Space #junk #burnup #deorbit #seismologists #seismic #tracking #Humans #dogs #heart #physiological #synchronization #objective #self-reported #DASS #unwarranted #balanced #Deep #Vanguard #Sentinel #saturation #diving #AM #wire-arc #cyanobacteria #bridges #networked #nanotubes #NSF #NSB #Advise #STEM #K-12 #NDEA

In one hour leadership from the #ISS and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media telecon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-BGAPuzxZU - expected topics include Boeing’s #Starliner Crew Flight Test, U.S. #deorbit vehicle, station operations, spacesuits, and more.

NASA will pay SpaceX nearly $1 billion to deorbit the International Space Station - Enlarge / Illustration of the SpaceX Dragon XL as it is deployed from t... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2033868 #science #deorbit #spacex #space #nasa #iss

New #review today: "Retrogradient is a musical hologram. You can sample a few seconds from any of the nine tracks and it sounds like the entire album... what #Deorbit delivers on Retrogradient is a mind-numbing 44 minutes of sludgy distortion..." #ExposeOnline #SludgeRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/deorbit-retrogradient-6.html

NASA May Pay $1 Billion to Destroy the #InternationalSpaceStation. Here's Why

In the coming months, #NASA will be evaluating commercial proposals for vehicles capable of “decommissioning” the #ISS—that is, of safely dropping it into Earth’s atmosphere to burn up. The agency has said it expects to pay nearly $1 billion for this service to avoid relying on multiple Russian vehicles. The brutal ending is scheduled for early next decade.

#deorbit

https://apple.news/A1nMTuxDmQNCxA8LrpjG3Ag

Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️

• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPS

https://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem

Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️

• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPS

https://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem

Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️

• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPS

https://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem

Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️

• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPS

https://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem

Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️

• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPS

https://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem

European Space Agency pushes for space debris treaty https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/european-space-agency-pushes-for-space-debris-treaty/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #deorbit #ESA #EUspacepolicy #EuropeanSpaceAgency #Space

#Astroscale's Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (#RPO) includes #SpaceDebris 🗑️ observation, as well as approach, capture, and #deorbit. The Active Debris Removal was due to launch in 📆 November aboard a #RocketLab #Electron launch vehicle 🚀. The mission is currently on hold after Rocket Lab suffered an anomaly on September 19. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/japanese-spacecraft-large-space-debris

#Astroscale's Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (#RPO) includes #SpaceDebris 🗑️ observation, as well as approach, capture, and #deorbit. The Active Debris Removal was due to launch in 📆 November aboard a #RocketLab #Electron launch vehicle 🚀. The mission is currently on hold after Rocket Lab suffered an anomaly on September 19. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/japanese-spacecraft-large-space-debris

Dumping Spacecraft In The Middle Of Nowhere - The BBC has an interesting article on Point Nemo, AKA the Oceanic Pole of Inaccess... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/dumping-spacecraft-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/ #graveyard #deorbit #space #ocean

@shnonks Starlink satellites orbit at 550 km. Natural decay time at that altitude is 54 years (https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/ekyibk/orbital_decay_times_and_the_starlink_bus_why_500/). Not sure how small particles post collision would affect the decay time, but we are not talking 5 years unless they actively deorbit and they can't actively deorbit if they are destroyed.

#Musk #Starlink #Deorbit

Hackaday Links: September 3, 2023 - Right-to-repair has been a hot-button topic lately, with everyone from consumers t... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/03/hackaday-links-september-3-2023/ #emergencyalertsystem #worldrobotconference #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #righttorepair #construction #orbitaldrag #scientology #wastewater #cubesat #deorbit #e-meter #slider #kapton #sewer #dcma #fema #eas #fcc #wea

Hackaday Links: March 26, 2023 - Sad news in the tech world this week as Intel co-founder Gordon Moore passed away ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/26/hackaday-links-march-26-2023/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #indianapolis #gordonmoore #decapping #exoplanet #fairchild #mooreslaw #paulallen #resistors #silicates #starlink #deorbit #slider #petrel #intel #jwst

Hackaday Links: March 26, 2023 - Sad news in the tech world this week as Intel co-founder Gordon Moore passed away ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/26/hackaday-links-march-26-2023/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #indianapolis #gordonmoore #decapping #exoplanet #fairchild #mooreslaw #paulallen #resistors #silicates #starlink #deorbit #slider #petrel #intel #jwst

Hackaday Links: March 26, 2023 - Sad news in the tech world this week as Intel co-founder Gordon Moore passed away ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/26/hackaday-links-march-26-2023/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #indianapolis #gordonmoore #decapping #exoplanet #fairchild #mooreslaw #paulallen #resistors #silicates #starlink #deorbit #slider #petrel #intel #jwst

Hackaday Links: March 26, 2023 - Sad news in the tech world this week as Intel co-founder Gordon Moore passed away ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/26/hackaday-links-march-26-2023/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #indianapolis #gordonmoore #decapping #exoplanet #fairchild #mooreslaw #paulallen #resistors #silicates #starlink #deorbit #slider #petrel #intel #jwst

Hackaday Links: March 26, 2023 - Sad news in the tech world this week as Intel co-founder Gordon Moore passed away ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/26/hackaday-links-march-26-2023/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #indianapolis #gordonmoore #decapping #exoplanet #fairchild #mooreslaw #paulallen #resistors #silicates #starlink #deorbit #slider #petrel #intel #jwst

NASA wants 'space tug' to bring International Space Station safely down | Fox News

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/nasa-space-tug-international-space-station-safely-down

#iss #spacestation #science #technology #nasa #deorbit #spacetug

"3– 2– 1– Nächster Liftoff für HPS-#Weltraumsegel"

"ADEO-N3 auf dem Satelliten-Carrier ION des italienischen Missionsproviders D-ORBIT an Bord einer Falcon-9-Rakete von #SpaceX gestartet. Eine Pressemitteilung der HPS GmbH."

https://www.raumfahrer.net/3-2-1-naechster-liftoff-fuer-hps-weltraumsegel/

#ADEO #ADEON3 #Atmosphäre #Bremssegel #DOrbit #Deorbit #Falcon9 #HPS #ION #Raumfahrt #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott #Wiedereintritt

31.1.2023

"3– 2– 1– Nächster Liftoff für HPS-#Weltraumsegel"

"ADEO-N3 auf dem Satelliten-Carrier ION des italienischen Missionsproviders D-ORBIT an Bord einer Falcon-9-Rakete von #SpaceX gestartet. Eine Pressemitteilung der HPS GmbH."

https://www.raumfahrer.net/3-2-1-naechster-liftoff-fuer-hps-weltraumsegel/

#ADEO #ADEON3 #Atmosphäre #Bremssegel #DOrbit #Deorbit #Falcon9 #HPS #ION #Raumfahrt #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott #Wiedereintritt

31.1.2023

"3– 2– 1– Nächster Liftoff für HPS-#Weltraumsegel"

"ADEO-N3 auf dem Satelliten-Carrier ION des italienischen Missionsproviders D-ORBIT an Bord einer Falcon-9-Rakete von #SpaceX gestartet. Eine Pressemitteilung der HPS GmbH."

https://www.raumfahrer.net/3-2-1-naechster-liftoff-fuer-hps-weltraumsegel/

#ADEO #ADEON3 #Atmosphäre #Bremssegel #DOrbit #Deorbit #Falcon9 #HPS #ION #Raumfahrt #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott #Wiedereintritt

31.1.2023

"3– 2– 1– Nächster Liftoff für HPS-#Weltraumsegel"

"ADEO-N3 auf dem Satelliten-Carrier ION des italienischen Missionsproviders D-ORBIT an Bord einer Falcon-9-Rakete von #SpaceX gestartet. Eine Pressemitteilung der HPS GmbH."

https://www.raumfahrer.net/3-2-1-naechster-liftoff-fuer-hps-weltraumsegel/

#ADEO #ADEON3 #Atmosphäre #Bremssegel #DOrbit #Deorbit #Falcon9 #HPS #ION #Raumfahrt #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott #Wiedereintritt

31.1.2023

"3– 2– 1– Nächster Liftoff für HPS-#Weltraumsegel"

"ADEO-N3 auf dem Satelliten-Carrier ION des italienischen Missionsproviders D-ORBIT an Bord einer Falcon-9-Rakete von #SpaceX gestartet. Eine Pressemitteilung der HPS GmbH."

https://www.raumfahrer.net/3-2-1-naechster-liftoff-fuer-hps-weltraumsegel/

#ADEO #ADEON3 #Atmosphäre #Bremssegel #DOrbit #Deorbit #Falcon9 #HPS #ION #Raumfahrt #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott #Wiedereintritt

31.1.2023