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		oritron 29 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Artemis II is not safe to fly That's an eye catching stat. What is the impact of starlink satellites on the number, ie what if you drop them from both numerator and denominator?

Tadpole9181 29 days ago [–]

It looks like 70% of all satellites deployed in 2025 were starlink. Seems they make up over half (~65%) of all satellites currently in orbit.

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