Starlink’s satellites will be orbiting at a much lower altitude, reducing the risks of space junk

Among Elon Musk’s many plans for the future, one of the more ambitious has been the creation of a constellation of satellites that will offer broadband internet access to the entire world. Known as “Starlink,” the company’s long-term plan is to deploy over 12,000 internet satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) by the mid-2020s. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-starlink-satellites-orbiting-altitude-space.html…