Is this an instance of weaponization of the LEO? No statement from SpaceX?
dragonwriter 1 days ago [-]
> When was the first?
17 December 2025, per the thread.
heyitsmedotjayb 1 days ago [-]
Do they have pressurized gas/liquid onboard that could explode or is this most likely a collision?
wmf 1 days ago [-]
They have argon gas for the ion thrusters that adjust the orbits.
verdverm 1 days ago [-]
If it were a collision, it would be far more noteworthy and likely in the title
heyitsmedotjayb 18 hours ago [-]
why would it be more noteworthy?
verdverm 13 hours ago [-]
It would involve a failure in coordination, observation, or management of orbits. These things make adjustments more often than people realize (aiui)
cozzyd 1 days ago [-]
Tubes must have gotten clogged
metalman 1 days ago [-]
if, just saying, someone had a huge fucking laser and wanted something to plink away at, and happened to look up at night, most anywhere on the planet, ran the numbers and figured the odds, and well elo's stuff does blow up regularly
Really? How many Starlink satellites have blown up? How many F9 second stages?
altairprime 1 days ago [-]
There are a lot of better ways to present your point; for example:
How many batteries supplied with Elon Musk’s companies’ products have encountered an unplanned combustion event after light or no damage?
Does SpaceX use in-house or third-party batteries in their satellites?
Is their explosion rate of 2(?) per N, where N is the number of unexploded SpaceX satellites, plausibly still within the statistical ranges defined by non-SpaceX satellites given the data available to us?
Did the satellite deflect before it exploded or are the shard trajectories consistent with a zero-impact scenario?
etc.
vrighter 24 hours ago [-]
hate to be pedantic, but for 2 out of N, n would have to be the sum of all satellites including the exploded ones
altairprime 19 hours ago [-]
You’re probably right but the question isn’t mine in the first place; look up some data and you’re set to discuss with OP. I was constructing communication examples, not mathematically-correct ones. Guess I did well enough at that!
> Due to the low altitude of the event, fragments from this anomaly will likely de-orbit within a few weeks.
Is this an instance of weaponization of the LEO? No statement from SpaceX?
17 December 2025, per the thread.
[citations needed]
How many batteries supplied with Elon Musk’s companies’ products have encountered an unplanned combustion event after light or no damage?
Does SpaceX use in-house or third-party batteries in their satellites?
Is their explosion rate of 2(?) per N, where N is the number of unexploded SpaceX satellites, plausibly still within the statistical ranges defined by non-SpaceX satellites given the data available to us?
Did the satellite deflect before it exploded or are the shard trajectories consistent with a zero-impact scenario?
etc.