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  1. 1shooner · · focus · HN ↗
    Almost 1 in 3 tracked spacecraft is Starlink, is that accurate?
    1. Sayrus · · focus · HN ↗
      Even more than that. Of the 35k tracked "Satellites and spacecraft", more than 12k are debris bringing Starlink to 1 in 2. If you look only at Active known satellites, around 2 in 3.

      From Starlink's page on Wikipedia: "Starlink accounts for approximately 75% of all active maneuverable satellites in Earth orbit"

    2. gus_massa · · focus · HN ↗
      Probably correct. Random link from 2023 (~50%) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.springco.co.uk&#x2F;what-do-satellite-constellations-mean-for-the-space-industry&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.springco.co.uk&#x2F;what-do-satellite-constellations-...
    3. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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    4. totetsu · · focus · HN ↗
      Feels like being in Elon Musks open air prison looking at that swarm of starlink satellites encapsulating the earth.
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