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minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoNot much remains of them upon reentry. At least nothing that can be called e-waste.
minus-squareZaktor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoThat’s the company line, but they’re finding big pieces in fields in Canada.
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days agothey just aerosolize creating even faster global warming
minus-squarebrown567@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoWouldn’t high-altitude metallic aerosols do the opposite?
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agounfortunately no. per my understanding the problem with starlink satellites burning up on re-entry are two fold: the aerosolized aluminum retains heat, not reflects it the aerosolized aluminum reacts with ozone, damaging a critical protective layer against the greenhouse effect
minus-squarebrown567@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·6 days agoDang, that sucks XD Should have made their frames with zinc alloy instead!
minus-squaredzsimbo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoI thought Kessler-syndrome was the real kicker, not greenhouse gasses.
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoLEO items can’t Kessler. They can barely keep themselves from falling back through the atmosphere.
Not much remains of them upon reentry. At least nothing that can be called e-waste.
That’s the company line, but they’re finding big pieces in fields in Canada.
they just aerosolize creating even faster global warming
Wouldn’t high-altitude metallic aerosols do the opposite?
unfortunately no. per my understanding the problem with starlink satellites burning up on re-entry are two fold:
Dang, that sucks XD
Should have made their frames with zinc alloy instead!
I thought Kessler-syndrome was the real kicker, not greenhouse gasses.
LEO items can’t Kessler. They can barely keep themselves from falling back through the atmosphere.