Musk and other SpaceX representatives also stress that Starlink satellites are designed for a mission life of between one and 5 years. At the end of a Starlink satellite's mission, the satellite is designed to use its ion engine to deorbit itself and burn up in Earth's atmosphere to ...
Also in contrast to Starlink, which orbits its satellites about 550 km above the Earth's surface, Lightspeed will orbit its satellites twice as high (1000 km). Technically, that's still "Low Earth Orbit," but the higher altitude will permit each satellite to cover much more ground surface....
NorthSouth EastWest next 1 daynext 3 daysMorning & EveningOnly morningsOnly eveningsShow from:Today5 days ago9 days ago13 days ago17 days ago20 days ago Find Visible Times This site in the press: The amazing Starlink "train" pictured in the background...