Starlink satellites executed 25,000 avoidance maneuvers over a recent six-month period—an orbital situation that's set to become even more challenging.
to the United Nations over having to swerve its space station out of the way to avoid collision with two Starlink satellites.that it would move its Starlink satellites if there is a greater than 1 in 100,000 chance of a collision with a piece of orbital debris or another satellite.
The satellites are also equipped with their own autonomous collision avoidance software, which forces them to move out of the way if another spacecraft comes too close.The rocket company is looking to dominate low Earth orbit with the amount of satellites it plans on sending to space, increasing the risk of collision with other orbital objects.
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