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kalefranz | 4 years ago

Real-time visualization of the Starlink constellation:

https://satellitemap.space/

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dylan604|4 years ago

That's interesting to see with knowing that just a fraction of the planned constellation is there. That's a lot of dots already. I'm guessing that the few visible string of dots are more recent launches that haven't quite reached their final positions yet. That's also interesting to see how long it takes the train to not be a train any longer, while at the same time showing how frequently new launches have been occurring.

NelsonMinar|4 years ago

I believe the constellation is about 90-95% complete now. The first shell at least. There's plans for more shells but that's for redundancy, not coverage.

SavantIdiot|4 years ago

Is that really how many Starlink satellites are up there? Foo. I had no idea.

spywaregorilla|4 years ago

What are the dense lines of satellites?

nomel|4 years ago

At least for the short lines, they're launched in batches from one point, so they take some time to spread out to their final orbits. These are neat to view after a launch.