Latest Developments
The only item in this cycle’s feed is Space.com’s This Week In Space podcast, Episode 233, “The Artemis Generation,” published October 24. No new SpaceX or Starlink anomaly, launch, regulatory or military stories came through. Starlink’s numbers stand at 13,042 satellites launched, 11,170 in orbit and 11,155 working. The constellation status and space safety sections below have the current fleet picture.
Space Safety
Four Starlink satellites have active reentry predictions, part of SpaceX’s routine controlled deorbiting of older spacecraft in the constellation. On the conjunction side, two Starlink-involved events appear in the SOCRATES top-probability list, and both are flagged suspect. Their upstream numbers are physically implausible, which most likely means stale or erroneous orbital data rather than a real close approach. None of the current Starlink conjunctions rate as high risk.
Risk
Starlink Sat
Other Object
Status
Min Range (km)
Rel Speed (km/s)
Max Prob
Time of Closest Approach
HIGH
STARLINK-2655
STARLINK-32022
Operational
0.015
11.484
1 (suspect)
Oct 27, 02:35 UTC
HIGH
STARLINK-31368
STARLINK-37847
Operational
0.009
10.129
1 (suspect)
Oct 28, 02:28 UTC
Satellite
NORAD ID
Predicted Decay
Window (min)
Inclination
Lat
Lon
STARLINK-2187
48562
Oct 25, 18:55 UTC
240
53.1°
34.4°
273.5°
STARLINK-2236
48582
Oct 26, 21:25 UTC
540
53°
49.7°
193.5°
STARLINK-36255
67102
Oct 28, 19:29 UTC
1260
43°
-43.1°
217.7°
STARLINK-1036
44741
Oct 28, 19:58 UTC
1080
53°
-16.7°
319.5°
Detailed Coverage
This Week In Space Turns to the Artemis Generation
Space.com released Episode 233 of its This Week In Space podcast on October 24 under the title “The Artemis Generation.” The episode belongs to the outlet’s weekly audio series on launches and the space business. The text we received gave the title and publication details but no summary of the episode itself.
The episode came out after our earlier coverage of the same item. The only new thing here is that the episode is now available to listen to.
Read the full story: Space.com
Constellation Status
SpaceX added 27 Starlink satellites to the launch count since the last check, which brings the total launched to 13,042. The new satellites flew as Starlink Group 15-15 (Launch 435, international designator 2026-242). The constellation now has 11,170 satellites in orbit, up 26, and 11,155 of them are working. One more satellite decayed, so the reentry total is now 1,872.
Total Launched: 13042
Total On Orbit: 11170
Total Working: 11155
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