SpaceX Explains its Space Sustainability and Safety Efforts

SpaceX shared a detailed look at its approach to space sustainability and safety on its website on Tuesday, pointing to its time spent developing maneuverable satellites, low-altitude orbital patterns and transparent sharing of information.

On the page, SpaceX details the design of its satellite network, saying that the “reliability of the satellite network is 99 percent” after the company has launched over 2,000 satellites.

The satellites are also designed to maneuver in such a way that they avoid orbital stations like the International Space Station (ISS) and the Chinese Space Station Tiangoing.

“With space sustainability in mind, we have pushed the state-of-the-art in key technology areas like flying satellites at challenging low altitudes, the use of sustainable electric propulsion for maneuvering and active de-orbit, and employing inter-satellite optical communications to constantly maintain contact with satellites.”

The company continues, “SpaceX is striving to be the world’s most open and transparent satellite operator, and we encourage other operators to join us in sharing orbital data and keeping the public and governments updated with detailed information about operations and practices.”

The news comes just weeks after SpaceX lost a batch of its Starlink satellites in a geomagnetic storm.

Starlink also surpassed 250,000 Starlink terminals earlier this month, according to a statement from CEO Elon Musk.