People are saying the satellites will just deorbit themselves. True: if fully-functional, the satellites force faster deorbit over the course of 6 months, but the natural deorbit takes years. There's >9,600 of them. SpaceX has allocated $0 towards deorbiting broken satellites.
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May 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
People are saying the satellites will just deorbit themselves. True: if fully-functional, the satellites force faster deorbit over the course of 6 months, but the natural deorbit takes years. There's >9,600 of them. SpaceX has allocated $0 towards deorbiting broken satellites.
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once again, no, we should not nationalize starlink
we should deorbit them all.
we should deorbit them all.
June 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
once again, no, we should not nationalize starlink
we should deorbit them all.
we should deorbit them all.
You want to deorbit Starlink because microsatellite constellations are bad for astronomy
I want to deorbit Starlink to deny rural Americans high speed internet access
We are not the same
I want to deorbit Starlink to deny rural Americans high speed internet access
We are not the same
once again, no, we should not nationalize starlink
we should deorbit them all.
we should deorbit them all.
June 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
You want to deorbit Starlink because microsatellite constellations are bad for astronomy
I want to deorbit Starlink to deny rural Americans high speed internet access
We are not the same
I want to deorbit Starlink to deny rural Americans high speed internet access
We are not the same
L + ratio + the satellite i hacked into is currently on a trajectory to deorbit and crash into your house
March 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
L + ratio + the satellite i hacked into is currently on a trajectory to deorbit and crash into your house
Starship Flight 14: Ship 41 Deorbit Burn.
Good burn. Nice TVC action too.
Good burn. Nice TVC action too.
September 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Starship Flight 14: Ship 41 Deorbit Burn.
Good burn. Nice TVC action too.
Good burn. Nice TVC action too.
Thanks to those who confirmed (1) Ariane 6 did its deorbit burn and (2) deorbit location was over the Indian Ocean around 90E 35S
March 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Thanks to those who confirmed (1) Ariane 6 did its deorbit burn and (2) deorbit location was over the Indian Ocean around 90E 35S
Elon is cursing out the commander of the space station and threatening to immediately deorbit it
February 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Elon is cursing out the commander of the space station and threatening to immediately deorbit it
AVUM deorbit burn complete, successful Vega VV25 mission.
December 5, 2024 at 11:12 PM
AVUM deorbit burn complete, successful Vega VV25 mission.
elon wants to deorbit the ISS in 2027 lol
February 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
elon wants to deorbit the ISS in 2027 lol
If something goes wrong, they just have to deorbit and crash it. There's no way to economically maintain these shitpackets.
September 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM
If something goes wrong, they just have to deorbit and crash it. There's no way to economically maintain these shitpackets.
And, if the astronomers make a convincing enough case, deorbit the lot.
April 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
And, if the astronomers make a convincing enough case, deorbit the lot.
Coverage of the Deorbit Burn & Splashdown of the NASA/SpaceX Dragon “Freedom” & the Crew-9 Crew for the First Available Return Opportunity (Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, Wilmore; deorbit burn scheduled at 5:11 p.m. EDT; splashdown for the first return opportunity scheduled at 5:57 p.m. EDT
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Re-Entry and Splashdown
Coverage of the Deorbit Burn and Splashdown of the NASA/SpaceX Dragon “Freedom” and the Crew-9 Crew for the First Available Return Opportunity (Hague,
plus.nasa.gov
March 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Coverage of the Deorbit Burn & Splashdown of the NASA/SpaceX Dragon “Freedom” & the Crew-9 Crew for the First Available Return Opportunity (Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, Wilmore; deorbit burn scheduled at 5:11 p.m. EDT; splashdown for the first return opportunity scheduled at 5:57 p.m. EDT
Can mr. Musk deorbit himself first?
February 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Can mr. Musk deorbit himself first?
After deploying the Starlink satellites the decision has been taken to bring Starship home early, that means a deorbit burn over the Indian ocean and a landing North of Hawaii.
September 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
After deploying the Starlink satellites the decision has been taken to bring Starship home early, that means a deorbit burn over the Indian ocean and a landing North of Hawaii.
Does anyone have the NOTAM area for the Ariane 6 upper stage deorbit? Has Arianespace
confirmed successful upper stage deorbit burn?
confirmed successful upper stage deorbit burn?
March 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Does anyone have the NOTAM area for the Ariane 6 upper stage deorbit? Has Arianespace
confirmed successful upper stage deorbit burn?
confirmed successful upper stage deorbit burn?
Deorbit, Draco style.
🎥 Fram2 Mission Commander Chun Wang/X
🎥 Fram2 Mission Commander Chun Wang/X
April 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Deorbit, Draco style.
🎥 Fram2 Mission Commander Chun Wang/X
🎥 Fram2 Mission Commander Chun Wang/X
Nominal deorbit burn, SpaceX show they can safely bring this massive piece of hardware home in the right place.
September 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Nominal deorbit burn, SpaceX show they can safely bring this massive piece of hardware home in the right place.
Someone needs to figure out the frequencies and codes and start sending starlinks the deorbit commands.
November 23, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Someone needs to figure out the frequencies and codes and start sending starlinks the deorbit commands.
deorbit tumble -
incandescent wreckage falls,
scorched angelfeathers
incandescent wreckage falls,
scorched angelfeathers
every time SpaceX loses a Starship an angel gets its wings
SpaceX loses another Starship in latest launch, with debris seen streaking across the sky
SpaceX said it lost contact with its massive Starship rocket during its highly anticipated test launch on Thursday evening.
abcnews.go.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
deorbit tumble -
incandescent wreckage falls,
scorched angelfeathers
incandescent wreckage falls,
scorched angelfeathers
Yesterday, on the Starlink Group 17-32 mission, SpaceX had another failed deorbit burn. While the stage was unable to deorbit itself, the propellant was vented which did lower the perigee to 110km. SpaceX has already delayed several Starlink mission as they investigate the issue.
February 3, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Yesterday, on the Starlink Group 17-32 mission, SpaceX had another failed deorbit burn. While the stage was unable to deorbit itself, the propellant was vented which did lower the perigee to 110km. SpaceX has already delayed several Starlink mission as they investigate the issue.
That is the second stage of a rocket venting its fuel overboard to passivate itself after a deorbit burn. *Probably* the Ariane 6 that launched out of Kourou around 8:30 US/Eastern this evening.
August 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
That is the second stage of a rocket venting its fuel overboard to passivate itself after a deorbit burn. *Probably* the Ariane 6 that launched out of Kourou around 8:30 US/Eastern this evening.
DEORBIT - Space Force just issued a decay notice for BlueBird 7, saying it reentered on Apr 20 (with no further details)
April 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
DEORBIT - Space Force just issued a decay notice for BlueBird 7, saying it reentered on Apr 20 (with no further details)
deorbit it, launch another, obv. the least efficient possible method
September 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
deorbit it, launch another, obv. the least efficient possible method
nasa has the opportunity to do the funniest deorbit imaginable
February 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
nasa has the opportunity to do the funniest deorbit imaginable
that's one way to deorbit
Japan plans AI robot contest on International Space Station
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Japan plans AI robot contest on International Space Station
Growing space robotics market calls for fostering more Japanese engineers
trib.al
September 22, 2026 at 3:02 AM
that's one way to deorbit