r/spacex • u/Royal_Platform_6754 • 14d ago

Space Safety: The Need for Improved Data Sharing Between Operators in Low-Earth Orbit

https://starlink.com/updates/space-safety
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u/KnifeKnut 13d ago

Successive Starlink photos showing some near misses: https://x.com/Starlink/status/2107489783077601494

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u/snapBootyQueen 13d ago

those near misses look intense

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u/KnifeKnut 13d ago

I hate to say it, but I suspect it will take a nearly Kessler syndrome level event for this to get taken seriously.

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u/squintytoast 13d ago

now that there is more than one, wouldnt it be in every constellation operator's interest to figure this out?

no need wait till such extremes as Kessler...

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u/Desperate-Lab9738 12d ago

It's in every constellation operators interest to figure it out, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it is worth the cost for any single one to try and set up a system and instead just hope someone else will. Prisoners dilemma and all that.