Starlink Satellites Continue to Maneuver Russian Missile Test Debris

Cosmos 1408 debris forces Starlink to perform over 1,700 maneuvers in the past six months.

In a semi-annual report to the FCC, SpaceX updated the commission on its maneuver operations and their relation to the orbital hazard of Russia’s missile test from last November. Noted as controversial, it sent thousands of projectiles across earth’s orbit, posing a dangerous risk to other satellites above the earth’s atmosphere. This debris, between 3…