Ever wonder how many SpaceX satellites "de-orbit" on any given day??
Orbital Radar recorded 445 Starlink reentries between Jan 1 and Oct 22, 2026, while Spaceweather's tracking data counted 435 thru Oct 27. So that woks out to 1-2 a day.
Starlink satellites are designed for a service lifetime of ~ 5 years, after which SpaceX deorbits them using onboard propulsion.
While the majority of deorbitied Starlink satellites burn up during reentry, there's a small chance that a fragment could survive and hit land or water., and this has happened .... Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2300950/starlink-satellites-fall-to-earth-every-day-what-happens/ #Space #SpaceX #Satellites #StarLink #Deorbit #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #Reentry #OrbitalRadar #Spaceweather