https://it-news.uk/tags/starlink/ Recent content in Starlink on IT News Hugo en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/spacex-deorbited-260-starlink-satellites-six-months/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/spacex-deorbited-260-starlink-satellites-six-months/ <p>The numbers are hard to ignore. Between December 2025 and May 2026, SpaceX deliberately deorbited and destroyed 260 Starlink satellites — 176 from the first-generation constellation and the rest from the second generation — by steering them into Earth&rsquo;s atmosphere to burn up on reentry. The company disclosed the figure in a semi-annual report filed with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission earlier this month.</p>