Post #3005969
2026-03-26 18:48 UTC
@Paulatics@mstdn.ca @sundogplanets@mastodon.social NORAD is the bidy that tracks satellites. It maintains a big database. (During Soviet era, they used radar to detect orbits of undeclared spy satellites).
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@jfmezei@cosocial.ca 2026-03-26 18:48
@Paulatics@mstdn.ca @sundogplanets@mastodon.social thé Starlink satellites are “disposable” because at their low orbit there is still air resistance so from the day they are launched, they start to slow down. Even the space station which is at higher orbit needs reboost at regular intervals to maintain its altitude.