Login
You're viewing the mstdn.social public feed.
  • Jun 26, 2026, 4:58 PM
    retooted Prof. Sam Lawler

    Can we all agree not to use this?

    (No, we probably can't... also I've already heard from people in the US that some carriers auto-swap over to Starlink sometimes)

    The direct-to-cell satellites are the worst for light pollution (they're huge and on low orbits), likely sat working lifetimes will be even shorter than Starlink's 5 yrs (because they're constantly orbit-raising due to friction with atmosphere), and thus more pollution from chucking them into the atmosphere

    mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    💬 36🔄 357⭐ 346