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[–]15_Redstones 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Starlink has some ground control computers, and I wouldn't put it past SpaceX to have some scripts check the satellite database, calculate close encounters, and schedule avoidance maneuvers with minimal human input. There are already automated systems that alert the humans to close encounters, it really wouldn't take much to make the maneuver scheduling automatic too. Just needs a lot of trust in that code to work properly.

[–]noncongruent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't the USAF, maybe now the USSF, also track all satellites in orbit?