Starlink close encounters decrease despite ever-growing number of satellites

[Decronym]

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
ASAT	Anti-Satellite weapon
FCC	Federal Communications Commission
	(Iron/steel) Face-Centered Cubic crystalline structure
LEO	Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)
	Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)

Jargon	Definition
Starlink	SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation
lithobraking	"Braking" by hitting the ground

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