Starlink will begin reorganizing its satellite constellation by lowering the orbits of all satellites, currently at an altitude of around 550 kilometers, to 480 kilometers throughout 2026.
This was conveyed by Michael Nicolls, Vice President of Starlink Engineering at SpaceX, as reported by the Indianexpress page, Sunday.
The company is looking to improve safety in space by lowering the orbital altitude of its satellites, after Starlink revealed last December that one of its satellites experienced a disruption in space.
The incident caused a small amount of debris to form and lost communications with the satellite at an altitude of 418 kilometers. This was a rare kinetic accident for the satellite internet company.
