Comments by "snuffeldjuret" (@snuffeldjuret) on "Why Elon Musk is Really Building Starlink" video.

  1. Personally I don't worry about Starlink, I worry about Kuiper
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  2. these are so close to Earth that it doesn't that that many years for things to de-orbit.
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  3. "Kessler Syndrome that some are saying is already beginning to take effect." That is because some less caring countries shoot down satellites in high orbits though, not because of low earth orbit com sats. "if there was a way to take care of obsolete or broken satellites beyond "hoping they fall out of orbit and at worst land in the ocean without hitting anything else"" They take care of themselves when they are that low in LEO, and they are designed to burn up in the atmosphere, so it doesn't matter where they de-orbit. "but not at the cost of our own ability to look at the stars and actually be able to reach other planets and distant locations in space." If those up there today doesn't stop you from doing that, they won't in the future.
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  4.  @yw6602  because they haven't demonstrated that they care as much.
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  5.  @sarjulia  "Have you ever considered that there are millions of people who would like to maintain their night skies free of the light pollution that these satellites produce?" Have you ever considered that you are exaggerating the problem? The night sky will be free, you won't see any of these satellites at night. If you want to be snarky, at least be educated.
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  6.  @sarjulia  you claim that you can, but can you? Methinks you have seen an airplane :).
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  7.  @fatbasterd5195  it's a good joke, but not even a small risk.
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  8. the term iPhone itself is incorrectly used. I have never had an iPhone, but you can bet your a** that I have a phone that can use the internet and cost 100 bucks.
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  9. it is working as intended in Ukraine, both for civil and military use. "SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell said that every Starlink satellite that is launched in the future will be equipped with laser terminals, starting with the next launch in about three weeks. " was written 8 months ago.
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  10.  @sevilnatas  I responded to what you said / answered your questions. If I knew you were this confrontational I'd give you this quote instead: "Shotwell confirmed SpaceX’s previous statements that the polar-orbiting satellites, which will fly in a north-south track around Earth, will have inter-satellite laser links. The laser communication terminals were aboard the 10 Starlink satellites launched into a polar orbit Jan. 24." I didn't think you'd care that much about ultimate proof since you were satisfied with just writing "... some say it is not likely to ever work as described."
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  11. but China is not going to be happy if Russia actually uses it.
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  12. reminds me of the "pro bono" concept :).
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  13. if you don't see them today, you won't see them in the future.
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  14.  @camilaoroza  the satellites.
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  15.  @camilaoroza  how do you know it is them and not something else?
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  16. better could be more reliable or more bandwidth I guess.
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  17. it is still awesome.
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  18.  @sarjulia  the sky won't be cluttered. You just say that to boost your ego.
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  19. "Shotwell confirmed SpaceX’s previous statements that the polar-orbiting satellites, which will fly in a north-south track around Earth, will have inter-satellite laser links. The laser communication terminals were aboard the 10 Starlink satellites launched into a polar orbit Jan. 24."
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  20.  @CaptainScuwr  I don't think you contest what she is saying. She talks about "could".
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  21. the night sky is not affected.
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  22.  @sarjulia  yes, and I see airplanes.
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  23. things in LEO doesn't stay in LEO.
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