Low Earth Orbit Visualization
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Low Earth Orbit Visualization
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#3This is great! Is there a way to set the visualization to the present moment and real-time?
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#4Nice to see United Kingdom using a predictable trajectory. Dismayed by so many other nations just crapping all over the planet without consideration though. The lack of foresight is frustrating.
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It may comfort you to hear that the Starlink satellites are tiny in comparison to the vastness of their orbit – the visualization makes them appear larger than they are, so you can see them clearly – and that they’re low enough that they’ll naturally de-orbit and burn up in the atmosphere after about 15 years even without using their maneuvering thrusters.
They’re providing worldwide rural broadband, and according to the FAA they’re doing so in a way that’s careful and responsible about space debris and collision avoidance. Is disgust truly warranted in this case?
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Starlink satellites are in low enough orbit to decay on very short timescales. More worrisome are Russian satellites in high / very long lived orbits that tend to spontaneously explode.
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#8Objects not to scale. Not even close, and no mention of it (that I saw).
Graphing scale honestly is extremely important. A lot of people are convinced our sky is full of satellites because of visualizations like this.
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#10This is great! Is there a way to set the visualization to the present moment and real-time?
If you're looking for something real-time, I'd recommend checking out NASA's "Eyes on the Solar System" visualizer (not as comprehensive but still pretty cool):