Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst
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The rapid growth of the constellation forces each Starlink satellite to correct its trajectory almost once a week and experts warn that the risk will continue to increase
Every single Starlink satellite has to avoid a collision almost every week, according to figures made by SpaceX in its recent half-year report to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Experts fear the worst. According to the latest report, the Starlink satellites carried out a total of 207,152 evasive maneuvers between December and May 2026 – an increase of nearly 60,000 compared to the 148,696 manoeuvres reported in the previous half-…
SpaceX's Starlink satellites have had to perform more than 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers over the past year. Experts estimate that the number of artificial satellites in low Earth orbit will grow so large in the near future that a collision with one of the operating satellites promises to become a mathematical inevitability.
Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst
SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers throughout the past year, with each satellite now dodging debris and other spacecraft on an almost weekly basis. The numbers are based on disclosures made by SpaceX in its latest semiannual report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). According to the latest report, Starlink satellites performed an overall 207,152 avoidance maneuvers between December 2025 and …
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