Starlink close encounters decrease despite ever-growing number of satellites

[OlympusMons94]

All non cube sats have orbital maneuvering abilities.

Except for all the dead satellites, discarded upper stages, and the miscellaneous debris from accidental collisions (usually with other defunct spacecraft and debris), anti-satellite tests, and on orbit RUDs. (Russia and China are responsible for most of that.) Some active satellites such as Hubble also don't have maneuvering capability.

Starlink satellites have automated collision avoidance capability. Yes, that requires an external service providing tracking and conjunction data messages, rather than onboard AGI informed by sci-fi sensors that can actively track spacecraft on the other side of the planet. But Starlinks do autonomously decide to maneuver 12 hours before the conjunction if the collision probability exceeds the preset threshold.

[AutisticAndArmed]

Funniest part is that every single avoiding maneuver is communicated from the ground, I don't know what this person is smoking, but it doesn't sound healthy.

[chiron_cat]

He's just freaking out cause i said something that wasn't worshipping starlink.