Technology & Science
SpaceX Slashes Orbits of 4,400 Starlink Sats After 200-m China Near-Miss
In January 2026 SpaceX said it will lower about 40 % of its Starlink fleet from 550 km to 480 km during 2026, a move triggered by a 10 Dec 2025 200-metre brush with a newly launched Chinese Earth-imaging satellite and mounting evidence that LEO collision margins have evaporated.