TLDR · SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
STARLINK IS BEGINNING A SIGNIFICANT RECONFIGURATION OF ITS SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FOCUSED ON INCREASING SPACE SAFETY
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SpaceX is lowering all Starlink satellites from around 550 km to around 480 km over the course of the year. The shell lowering will be tightly coordinated with other operators, regulators, and USSPACECOM. Condensing Starlink orbits will increase space safety, particularly with difficult-to-control risks like uncoordinated maneuvers and launches by other satellite operators.