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    SpaceX Starlink satellites had to make 25,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months — and it will only get worse

    25,000 maneuvers in 6 months with 4000 satellites is slightly more than one conjunction avoidance maneuver per satellite per month. That sounds much less scary than the author would imply. Operational altitude is 547km for the majority of the satellites.
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    SpaceX Starlink satellites had to make 25,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months — and it will only get worse

    V1 and v1.5 Starlink satellites use krypton in an electric propulsion system for maneuvers. V2 will use argon.
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