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SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations

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SpaceX retired 260 Starlink satellites in six months, with hundreds more to follow, as debate grows over the atmospheric impact of satellite burn-ups.

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