Post #3061118
2026-03-09 05:25 UTC
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social And 100% of that remains in the upper atmosphere forever? Those are such big claims that it needs a bit more support, otherwise it's easily defeated by napkin math.
> Research shows that a typical Starlink satellite weighs around 250 kg and produces about 30 kg of aluminium oxide particles upon re-entry to the atmosphere.
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/elon-musk-starlink-satellites-are-falling-back-ozone-pollution-9867500/
Far from 50%
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@sundogplanets@mastodon.social 2026-03-09 05:26
@chebra@mstdn.io Yeah, if you have a lot of funding and many months of time needed ot do these calculations, you are very welcome to criticize. Otherwise, this is all we scientists can do with no funding and 30 days notice from the FCC to comment to try to stop them from approving this.