Space debris burns up over US, likely reentering Starlink satellite

[@paulpotter7188]

Why is this starlink issue not being more widely reported?

[@Blue68Camaro]

Where is the documentation that clearly states it is a Starlink Satellite?

[@S47URN]

It clearly states "likely" dumbass

[@goodbadluck5486]

I don't know, but let's censor X now

[@GeorgeLucas1138]

There isnt any evidence. Starlink satellites dont do this

[@maxpower92]

And now we will never know

[@yodafunk]

Feels like this should be pretty easy to confirm.

[@zbubby1202]

I am not an expert on the exact dimensions of starlink satellites but that object was quite a bit bigger than my understanding of them... like much much bigger.

[@mrnewman7816]

That's because there's about eight to ten of them linked together, hence the name

[@zbubby1202]

@@mrnewman7816 The "link" comes from the fact that they provide a telecommunications link, not because they are linked together physically. It doesn't even make basic pragmatic sense to have multiple discrete satellites physically linked together unless you are doing something like a space station. I think you are confusing when they release the satellites out of the fairing just after launch. They are tethered together within the fairing for transport efficiency, but release after reaching orbit and each perform individual transfers to their terminal orbit from there.

[@mrnewman7816]

@@zbubby1202 Never said they were linked together physically. 🤦

[@trader2137]

rip kamala votes

[@eizyaws]

😅😅

[@doug900S]

What the hell does that have to do with space debris burning up? Stay on topic!

[@TGSTKLivesOn]

@@doug900Sbuddy you need to chill, he’s completely fine

[@simonepageau]

Precisely. He's deliberately covering up the steal by crashing Starlink satellites.

[@trader2137]

@@doug900S the spacex satellites processed voting systems, so according to some, it was a conspiracy to burn kamala votes so that trump can win

[@davidhudson5452]

Reminds me of the shuttle

[@xaviersavedra3707]

Yea, actually makes me a bit sad.

[@thereadersvoice]

Reminds me of the Enterprise burning up in the Genesis atmosphere in Star Trek 3.

[@sonrichard76]

Guess I'm throwing my McDonald's garbage out the window now if he's doing it with "space debris"

[@lafireteamplx3400]

What? Do you think sattelites orbit forever? Got some news for you, even the ISS is going to crash and burn one day, gravity still acts on these objects, and they just burn when they enter the atmosphere

[@stephaniejohnston2936]

Destroying the evidence?

[@jaxdragon1723]

is that the galaxy only seen from the southern hemisphere? the circular white cloud, Magellanic cloud ?

[@kaelandin]

Looks to be a lens flare from the moon.

[@thesunman]

I hope this doesn't become a problem in the future

[@RobertMcKinney-l6y]

They're designed to completely burn up on reentry. That's how SpaceX decommissions them, as they get regularly replaced with newer more powerful and more capable satellites.

[@BonnieEllis-z4e]

This happened in Bastrop TX a couple of weeks ago! The light was blue and it was in the sky but not far. Went on for a few hours! I recorded it!

[@Cantsaydog]

I seen something like that back in the 80s at 2 o’clock in the morning I could see this bright light long ways away when it went by me there was all kinds of colors behind it in pieces like this one I didn’t know what the heck it was You’re scared the hell out of me

[@pamelaibarra790]

That was aliens homie

[@5pastseven]

Fun fact: "Sauer" in German means "sour" in English. And "Essig" in German means "vinegar" in English Guy needs some sugar!

[@johnwilliamson5191]

meteor fragments ?

[@darylbrown8834]

Moving to slow.

[@davidmorris266]

I think that was Elon’s soul

[@VincentJones-l3j]

The truth should set you free

[@dubsar]

NO! IT'S EXTRATERRESTRIALS! THIS TIME IT HAS TO BE!

[@bjdefelice]

meteor

[@darylbrown8834]

Moving to slow.

[@alfonsopayra]

Elon Trump's satélites?

[@goodbadluck5486]

Oh no, lets censor X

[@GeorgeLucas1138]

No it isnt likely a starlink actually. Stop trying to bash elon related stuff with misinformation. Its crazy annoying

[@Onarca]

Your broken English isn't helping your weak argument.

[@cherylm2C6671]

What I worry about is that debris is generated as satellites reenter, implying that some lingers in orbit, each with its own new velocity.

[@fingsnstuff9525]

That wouldn't be a problem since anything that small would just burn up as it re enters, we are always having meteorites colliding with earth they usually burn up in the atmosphere

[@doug900S]

Let's launch a few more satellites and watch the fireworks when they lose orbit! There's a ton of space junk orbiting in low orbit! Almost like the Pacific garbage swirl!

[@dirtdiggler9293]

More like MASA

[@domesticcat5069]

🗨️🌅

[@josejoaquimcarvalho6818]

Boa tarde a todos. Brasil

[@jbx.7995]

Shameful ain't it, radio active material

[@fingsnstuff9525]

Not that kind of radioactive

[@sam_i_am8781]

This doesn't look like starlink at all. Lets talk about how good God is for allowing these incoming objects to burn up rather than crashing into us ❤

[@ashhawk2346]

God? 😂

[@brunodinis7454]

ah, yes... god...

[@sam_i_am8781]

Yes! God! Yeshua Hamashiac ❤️ the creator.

[@antoinebachmann6253]

terrible « video” which is actually moving views of the same static photo terrible