# I don't know how to think of SpaceX anymore

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**Created:** [November 12, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-how-to-think-of-spacex-anymore/1010167 "2024-11-12T21:01:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-how-to-think-of-spacex-anymore/1010167/117 "2025-01-30T23:35:15Z")

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Wasn’t sure where to put this (doesn’t quite qualify as “space exploration”) but here’s the Starlink retirement plan in action.

> **[Mass Retirement? SpaceX Spotted Deorbiting Dozens of Starlink Satellites](https://www.pcmag.com/news/mass-retirement-spacex-spotted-deorbiting-dozens-of-starlink-satellites)**
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> An astronomer says SpaceX seems to be de-orbiting about four or five Starlinks every day.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Pxb3KtNwuBg/hqdefault.jpg "Starlink satellite burns up across Quad City sky") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxb3KtNwuBg)

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