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Astrophysicist warns of mass Starlink satellite re-entries

Astrophysicist warns of mass Starlink satellite re-entries
08.10.2025 13:30

Up to five Starlink satellites could soon be falling back to Earth each day, according to EarthSky.

Former Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell said that one to two Starlink satellites currently re-enter daily, but that figure could soon rise to five, which he described as inevitable.

He explained that the growing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit is not limited to SpaceX. Most satellites have a lifespan of five to seven years. There are now around 8,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, and with the addition of Amazon Kuiper and Chinese networks, the total number of low-orbit satellites is expected to exceed 30,000 in the near future.

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