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SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations

#SpaceX #SpaceJunk https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/space/spacex-vaporizes-260-starlink-satellites-in-six-months-using-earths-atmosphere-new-environmental-concerns-emerge-over-burning-2-700-pound-orbital-data-centers-fcc-seeks-to-exempt-satellites-from-regulations

Low earth orbit space debris

Tom's HardwareSpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulationsStarlink burns multiple retired satellites daily from its over 10,000-strong constellation

Jul 5, 2026, 16:47 UTCen

Kinetix@kinetix@humanwords.party

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@fname So the FCC is now in charge of the world's atmosphere?

So much nonsense that just needs to be yeeted in to the sun.