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by ramraj07 982 days ago
The semi good news is these seem low enough orbit that even with everything they could do they don’t last longer than a few years/decade. https://cybernews.com/news/starlink-lost-200-satellites/
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> (...) longer than a few years/decade.

Also known as a lifetime.

A decade is a lifetime? I knew the life expectancy in the USA was contracting but I didn't think it was that bad
That article and subsequent ones I've seen from that site are disinformation