#megaconstellation — Public Fediverse posts

"Of the 16 planned constellations, comprising nearly 1.7 million satellites, six passed the threshold into runaway debris, among them China’s Guowang, Cowboy Space Corp.’s Stampede, and Blue Origin’s Project Sunrise. Perhaps the most notable generator of debris would be Starmind, SpaceX’s plan for 1 million satellites to act as orbital data centers. Three more proposals reached an unstable state, where debris would increase but not endlessly."

Note that these outcomes were modeled taking into account only a single constellation at a time, not the whole collection.

The model results are so negative that even turning all the parameter knobs to "Most Optimistic" won't produce reasonable certainty of safety.

If these systems are populated as planned, it's not alarmist to conclude as an inevitability that we'll face decades or longer of radically impaired access to space.

#MegaConstellation
#OrbitalDebris
#CleverButNotSmart

https://www.science.org/content/article/planned-satellite-megaconstellations-could-generate-runaway-space-debris#

"Of the 16 planned constellations, comprising nearly 1.7 million satellites, six passed the threshold into runaway debris, among them China’s Guowang, Cowboy Space Corp.’s Stampede, and Blue Origin’s Project Sunrise. Perhaps the most notable generator of debris would be Starmind, SpaceX’s plan for 1 million satellites to act as orbital data centers. Three more proposals reached an unstable state, where debris would increase but not endlessly."

Note that these outcomes were modeled taking into account only a single constellation at a time, not the whole collection.

The model results are so negative that even turning all the parameter knobs to "Most Optimistic" won't produce reasonable certainty of safety.

If these systems are populated as planned, it's not alarmist to conclude as an inevitability that we'll face decades or longer of radically impaired access to space.

#MegaConstellation
#OrbitalDebris
#CleverButNotSmart

https://www.science.org/content/article/planned-satellite-megaconstellations-could-generate-runaway-space-debris#

"Of the 16 planned constellations, comprising nearly 1.7 million satellites, six passed the threshold into runaway debris, among them China’s Guowang, Cowboy Space Corp.’s Stampede, and Blue Origin’s Project Sunrise. Perhaps the most notable generator of debris would be Starmind, SpaceX’s plan for 1 million satellites to act as orbital data centers. Three more proposals reached an unstable state, where debris would increase but not endlessly."

Note that these outcomes were modeled taking into account only a single constellation at a time, not the whole collection.

The model results are so negative that even turning all the parameter knobs to "Most Optimistic" won't produce reasonable certainty of safety.

If these systems are populated as planned, it's not alarmist to conclude as an inevitability that we'll face decades or longer of radically impaired access to space.

#MegaConstellation
#OrbitalDebris
#CleverButNotSmart

https://www.science.org/content/article/planned-satellite-megaconstellations-could-generate-runaway-space-debris#

"Of the 16 planned constellations, comprising nearly 1.7 million satellites, six passed the threshold into runaway debris, among them China’s Guowang, Cowboy Space Corp.’s Stampede, and Blue Origin’s Project Sunrise. Perhaps the most notable generator of debris would be Starmind, SpaceX’s plan for 1 million satellites to act as orbital data centers. Three more proposals reached an unstable state, where debris would increase but not endlessly."

Note that these outcomes were modeled taking into account only a single constellation at a time, not the whole collection.

The model results are so negative that even turning all the parameter knobs to "Most Optimistic" won't produce reasonable certainty of safety.

If these systems are populated as planned, it's not alarmist to conclude as an inevitability that we'll face decades or longer of radically impaired access to space.

#MegaConstellation
#OrbitalDebris
#CleverButNotSmart

https://www.science.org/content/article/planned-satellite-megaconstellations-could-generate-runaway-space-debris#

"Of the 16 planned constellations, comprising nearly 1.7 million satellites, six passed the threshold into runaway debris, among them China’s Guowang, Cowboy Space Corp.’s Stampede, and Blue Origin’s Project Sunrise. Perhaps the most notable generator of debris would be Starmind, SpaceX’s plan for 1 million satellites to act as orbital data centers. Three more proposals reached an unstable state, where debris would increase but not endlessly."

Note that these outcomes were modeled taking into account only a single constellation at a time, not the whole collection.

The model results are so negative that even turning all the parameter knobs to "Most Optimistic" won't produce reasonable certainty of safety.

If these systems are populated as planned, it's not alarmist to conclude as an inevitability that we'll face decades or longer of radically impaired access to space.

#MegaConstellation
#OrbitalDebris
#CleverButNotSmart

https://www.science.org/content/article/planned-satellite-megaconstellations-could-generate-runaway-space-debris#

That article by Mark Hurst is nearly two years old now. Change will probably only start to come when debris comes down in a major metropolitan area.
See this gift article for more recent info:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.OGvZ.UUZefyuNJ7tT&smid=url-share
#spacedebris #sustainability #megaconstellation #satellites #rockets

That article by Mark Hurst is nearly two years old now. Change will probably only start to come when debris comes down in a major metropolitan area.
See this gift article for more recent info:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.OGvZ.UUZefyuNJ7tT&smid=url-share
#spacedebris #sustainability #megaconstellation #satellites #rockets

That article by Mark Hurst is nearly two years old now. Change will probably only start to come when debris comes down in a major metropolitan area.
See this gift article for more recent info:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.OGvZ.UUZefyuNJ7tT&smid=url-share
#spacedebris #sustainability #megaconstellation #satellites #rockets

That article by Mark Hurst is nearly two years old now. Change will probably only start to come when debris comes down in a major metropolitan area.
See this gift article for more recent info:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.OGvZ.UUZefyuNJ7tT&smid=url-share
#spacedebris #sustainability #megaconstellation #satellites #rockets

That article by Mark Hurst is nearly two years old now. Change will probably only start to come when debris comes down in a major metropolitan area.
See this gift article for more recent info:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.OGvZ.UUZefyuNJ7tT&smid=url-share
#spacedebris #sustainability #megaconstellation #satellites #rockets

@lauren @gnate @Legit_Spaghetti @sundogplanets

Or the rest of the world, who will all ultimately be affected by this megaconstellation idiocy.

#Megaconstellation #SatelliteSwarm

@lauren @gnate @Legit_Spaghetti @sundogplanets

Or the rest of the world, who will all ultimately be affected by this megaconstellation idiocy.

#Megaconstellation #SatelliteSwarm

@lauren @gnate @Legit_Spaghetti @sundogplanets

Or the rest of the world, who will all ultimately be affected by this megaconstellation idiocy.

#Megaconstellation #SatelliteSwarm

@lauren @gnate @Legit_Spaghetti @sundogplanets

Or the rest of the world, who will all ultimately be affected by this megaconstellation idiocy.

#Megaconstellation #SatelliteSwarm

@lauren @gnate @Legit_Spaghetti @sundogplanets

Or the rest of the world, who will all ultimately be affected by this megaconstellation idiocy.

#Megaconstellation #SatelliteSwarm

@phaedral
Came here to say the same: perfect for a hashtag… or two even… ☀️🕶️

#megaconstellation #megaconstellations

@sundogplanets

@phaedral
Came here to say the same: perfect for a hashtag… or two even… ☀️🕶️

#megaconstellation #megaconstellations

@sundogplanets

@phaedral
Came here to say the same: perfect for a hashtag… or two even… ☀️🕶️

#megaconstellation #megaconstellations

@sundogplanets

@phaedral
Came here to say the same: perfect for a hashtag… or two even… ☀️🕶️

#megaconstellation #megaconstellations

@sundogplanets

@phaedral
Came here to say the same: perfect for a hashtag… or two even… ☀️🕶️

#megaconstellation #megaconstellations

@sundogplanets

“Vaporizing a car’s worth of aluminum, other metals, and chemicals in the upper atmosphere, every hour, indefinitely? Not good.”
#spacedebris #space #sustainability #satellites #megaconstellation

https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/musks-space-junk-is-a-threat-to-us-all/

“Vaporizing a car’s worth of aluminum, other metals, and chemicals in the upper atmosphere, every hour, indefinitely? Not good.”
#spacedebris #space #sustainability #satellites #megaconstellation

https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/musks-space-junk-is-a-threat-to-us-all/

“Vaporizing a car’s worth of aluminum, other metals, and chemicals in the upper atmosphere, every hour, indefinitely? Not good.”
#spacedebris #space #sustainability #satellites #megaconstellation

https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/musks-space-junk-is-a-threat-to-us-all/

“Vaporizing a car’s worth of aluminum, other metals, and chemicals in the upper atmosphere, every hour, indefinitely? Not good.”
#spacedebris #space #sustainability #satellites #megaconstellation

https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/musks-space-junk-is-a-threat-to-us-all/

“Vaporizing a car’s worth of aluminum, other metals, and chemicals in the upper atmosphere, every hour, indefinitely? Not good.”
#spacedebris #space #sustainability #satellites #megaconstellation

https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/musks-space-junk-is-a-threat-to-us-all/

@sundogplanets
Megaconstellation, megaconstellation, mega constellation.
#Megaconstellation.

@sundogplanets
Megaconstellation, megaconstellation, mega constellation.
#Megaconstellation.

@sundogplanets
Megaconstellation, megaconstellation, mega constellation.
#Megaconstellation.

@sundogplanets
Megaconstellation, megaconstellation, mega constellation.
#Megaconstellation.

@sundogplanets
Megaconstellation, megaconstellation, mega constellation.
#Megaconstellation.

A bright Saturn's ring of satellites will encircle Earth if plans to launch a million orbiting data centers and tens of thousands of space mirrors will come to pass. #science #satellites #megaconstellation

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/an-artificial-saturns-ring-of-satellites-could-soon-fill-the-sky-astronomers-warn?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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A bright Saturn's ring of satellites will encircle Earth if plans to launch a million orbiting data centers and tens of thousands of space mirrors will come to pass. #science #satellites #megaconstellation

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/an-artificial-saturns-ring-of-satellites-could-soon-fill-the-sky-astronomers-warn?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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A bright Saturn's ring of satellites will encircle Earth if plans to launch a million orbiting data centers and tens of thousands of space mirrors will come to pass. #science #satellites #megaconstellation

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/an-artificial-saturns-ring-of-satellites-could-soon-fill-the-sky-astronomers-warn?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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A bright Saturn's ring of satellites will encircle Earth if plans to launch a million orbiting data centers and tens of thousands of space mirrors will come to pass. #science #satellites #megaconstellation

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/an-artificial-saturns-ring-of-satellites-could-soon-fill-the-sky-astronomers-warn?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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I’ve created an interactive application to show how satellites will take over the night sky in the next 10, 20 years https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html

#satellites #nightsky #astronomy #lightpollution #starlink #kuiper #orbitalreflective #guowang #globalstar #qianfan #megaconstellation #eso #leo #orbit

I’ve created an interactive application to show how satellites will take over the night sky in the next 10, 20 years https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html

#satellites #nightsky #astronomy #lightpollution #starlink #kuiper #orbitalreflective #guowang #globalstar #qianfan #megaconstellation #eso #leo #orbit

I’ve created an interactive application to show how satellites will take over the night sky in the next 10, 20 years https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html

#satellites #nightsky #astronomy #lightpollution #starlink #kuiper #orbitalreflective #guowang #globalstar #qianfan #megaconstellation #eso #leo #orbit

I’ve created an interactive application to show how satellites will take over the night sky in the next 10, 20 years https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html

#satellites #nightsky #astronomy #lightpollution #starlink #kuiper #orbitalreflective #guowang #globalstar #qianfan #megaconstellation #eso #leo #orbit

I’ve created an interactive application to show how satellites will take over the night sky in the next 10, 20 years https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html

#satellites #nightsky #astronomy #lightpollution #starlink #kuiper #orbitalreflective #guowang #globalstar #qianfan #megaconstellation #eso #leo #orbit

#SpaceNews:
"
Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications
"
".. calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation oversight. .."

https://spacenews.com/environmental-groups-seek-fcc-pause-on-orbital-data-center-constellations/

9.7.2026

#BlueOrigin #CowboySpace #DataCenter #FCC #megaconstellation #NEPA #Orbital #PEIS #Raumfahrt #Rechenzentrum #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starcloud #USA

#SpaceNews:
"
Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications
"
".. calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation oversight. .."

https://spacenews.com/environmental-groups-seek-fcc-pause-on-orbital-data-center-constellations/

9.7.2026

#BlueOrigin #CowboySpace #DataCenter #FCC #megaconstellation #NEPA #Orbital #PEIS #Raumfahrt #Rechenzentrum #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starcloud #USA

#SpaceNews:
"
Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications
"
".. calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation oversight. .."

https://spacenews.com/environmental-groups-seek-fcc-pause-on-orbital-data-center-constellations/

9.7.2026

#BlueOrigin #CowboySpace #DataCenter #FCC #megaconstellation #NEPA #Orbital #PEIS #Raumfahrt #Rechenzentrum #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starcloud #USA

#SpaceNews:
"
Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications
"
".. calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation oversight. .."

https://spacenews.com/environmental-groups-seek-fcc-pause-on-orbital-data-center-constellations/

9.7.2026

#BlueOrigin #CowboySpace #DataCenter #FCC #megaconstellation #NEPA #Orbital #PEIS #Raumfahrt #Rechenzentrum #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starcloud #USA

#SpaceNews:
"
Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications
"
".. calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation oversight. .."

https://spacenews.com/environmental-groups-seek-fcc-pause-on-orbital-data-center-constellations/

9.7.2026

#BlueOrigin #CowboySpace #DataCenter #FCC #megaconstellation #NEPA #Orbital #PEIS #Raumfahrt #Rechenzentrum #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starcloud #USA

Satellite Surge in the Night Sky: An interactive look at current and future orbit density
https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html
#satellite #megaconstellation #nightsky #darkandquietskies #lightpollution #satellites #starlink #orbit #space #leo

Satellite Surge in the Night Sky: An interactive look at current and future orbit density
https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html
#satellite #megaconstellation #nightsky #darkandquietskies #lightpollution #satellites #starlink #orbit #space #leo

Satellite Surge in the Night Sky: An interactive look at current and future orbit density
https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html
#satellite #megaconstellation #nightsky #darkandquietskies #lightpollution #satellites #starlink #orbit #space #leo

Satellite Surge in the Night Sky: An interactive look at current and future orbit density
https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html
#satellite #megaconstellation #nightsky #darkandquietskies #lightpollution #satellites #starlink #orbit #space #leo

Satellite Surge in the Night Sky: An interactive look at current and future orbit density
https://naturnacht-fulda-rhoen.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/satelliten-himmel-i18n.html
#satellite #megaconstellation #nightsky #darkandquietskies #lightpollution #satellites #starlink #orbit #space #leo

The video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJNwAKSL17s about the increasing satellite #Megaconstellation threat to astronomy (and more) is linked in the sidebar of the ESO release but deserves a separate shout-out. Also learned that the actual paper has just been formally published in https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/forth/aa60006-26.pdf - and see https://gizmodo.com/eso-study-finds-that-no-more-than-100000-satellites-should-orbit-earth-2000780091 for an article.

The video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJNwAKSL17s about the increasing satellite #Megaconstellation threat to astronomy (and more) is linked in the sidebar of the ESO release but deserves a separate shout-out. Also learned that the actual paper has just been formally published in https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/forth/aa60006-26.pdf - and see https://gizmodo.com/eso-study-finds-that-no-more-than-100000-satellites-should-orbit-earth-2000780091 for an article.

The video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJNwAKSL17s about the increasing satellite #Megaconstellation threat to astronomy (and more) is linked in the sidebar of the ESO release but deserves a separate shout-out. Also learned that the actual paper has just been formally published in https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/forth/aa60006-26.pdf - and see https://gizmodo.com/eso-study-finds-that-no-more-than-100000-satellites-should-orbit-earth-2000780091 for an article.

The video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJNwAKSL17s about the increasing satellite #Megaconstellation threat to astronomy (and more) is linked in the sidebar of the ESO release but deserves a separate shout-out. Also learned that the actual paper has just been formally published in https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/forth/aa60006-26.pdf - and see https://gizmodo.com/eso-study-finds-that-no-more-than-100000-satellites-should-orbit-earth-2000780091 for an article.

The video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJNwAKSL17s about the increasing satellite #Megaconstellation threat to astronomy (and more) is linked in the sidebar of the ESO release but deserves a separate shout-out. Also learned that the actual paper has just been formally published in https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/forth/aa60006-26.pdf - and see https://gizmodo.com/eso-study-finds-that-no-more-than-100000-satellites-should-orbit-earth-2000780091 for an article.

Creeping closer to #KesslerSyndrome...

#SpaceWeather News, May 19, 2026

PUTTING THE "MEGA" IN MEGACONSTELLATION

"Two months ago, headlines announced a Space Age milestone: #SpaceX now has more than 10,000 active #Starlink satellites circling Earth--two-thirds of all the working satellites in the sky. Analysts were gobsmacked by the pace of change.

Turns out, that's nothing. Back in January, SpaceX had already filed paperwork asking the FCC for permission to launch a million. The proposed #megaconstellation would become a solar-powered #AIDataDenter, requiring hourly rocket launches carrying a million tons of satellites per year."

Source:
https://spaceweather.com/

#Madness #TechBros #LowEarthOrbit #DarkSkies #KesslerEffect #Satellites #SpacePollution #LEO

Creeping closer to #KesslerSyndrome...

#SpaceWeather News, May 19, 2026

PUTTING THE "MEGA" IN MEGACONSTELLATION

"Two months ago, headlines announced a Space Age milestone: #SpaceX now has more than 10,000 active #Starlink satellites circling Earth--two-thirds of all the working satellites in the sky. Analysts were gobsmacked by the pace of change.

Turns out, that's nothing. Back in January, SpaceX had already filed paperwork asking the FCC for permission to launch a million. The proposed #megaconstellation would become a solar-powered #AIDataDenter, requiring hourly rocket launches carrying a million tons of satellites per year."

Source:
https://spaceweather.com/

#Madness #TechBros #LowEarthOrbit #DarkSkies #KesslerEffect #Satellites #SpacePollution #LEO

Creeping closer to #KesslerSyndrome...

#SpaceWeather News, May 19, 2026

PUTTING THE "MEGA" IN MEGACONSTELLATION

"Two months ago, headlines announced a Space Age milestone: #SpaceX now has more than 10,000 active #Starlink satellites circling Earth--two-thirds of all the working satellites in the sky. Analysts were gobsmacked by the pace of change.

Turns out, that's nothing. Back in January, SpaceX had already filed paperwork asking the FCC for permission to launch a million. The proposed #megaconstellation would become a solar-powered #AIDataDenter, requiring hourly rocket launches carrying a million tons of satellites per year."

Source:
https://spaceweather.com/

#Madness #TechBros #LowEarthOrbit #DarkSkies #KesslerEffect #Satellites #SpacePollution #LEO

Creeping closer to #KesslerSyndrome...

#SpaceWeather News, May 19, 2026

PUTTING THE "MEGA" IN MEGACONSTELLATION

"Two months ago, headlines announced a Space Age milestone: #SpaceX now has more than 10,000 active #Starlink satellites circling Earth--two-thirds of all the working satellites in the sky. Analysts were gobsmacked by the pace of change.

Turns out, that's nothing. Back in January, SpaceX had already filed paperwork asking the FCC for permission to launch a million. The proposed #megaconstellation would become a solar-powered #AIDataDenter, requiring hourly rocket launches carrying a million tons of satellites per year."

Source:
https://spaceweather.com/

#Madness #TechBros #LowEarthOrbit #DarkSkies #KesslerEffect #Satellites #SpacePollution #LEO

Creeping closer to #KesslerSyndrome...

#SpaceWeather News, May 19, 2026

PUTTING THE "MEGA" IN MEGACONSTELLATION

"Two months ago, headlines announced a Space Age milestone: #SpaceX now has more than 10,000 active #Starlink satellites circling Earth--two-thirds of all the working satellites in the sky. Analysts were gobsmacked by the pace of change.

Turns out, that's nothing. Back in January, SpaceX had already filed paperwork asking the FCC for permission to launch a million. The proposed #megaconstellation would become a solar-powered #AIDataDenter, requiring hourly rocket launches carrying a million tons of satellites per year."

Source:
https://spaceweather.com/

#Madness #TechBros #LowEarthOrbit #DarkSkies #KesslerEffect #Satellites #SpacePollution #LEO

Radiative Forcing and Ozone Depletion of a Decade of Satellite #Megaconstellation Missions: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025EF007229 -> Satellite launch pollution rapidly accumulating in the upper atmosphere: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/may/satellite-launch-pollution-rapidly-accumulating-upper-atmosphere