> My understanding is that the SpaceX ground stations uplink the orbital parameters of other satellites and/or debris and it is mostly up to the satellites to avoid a collision.
That is almost certainly not how that is implemented. Why would they run the orbit maneuver planning in space when they could do the whole thing comfortably on a simple server PC on earth?
> But overall the Starlink operations concept is probably tailored to mostly automated operations.
I agree with that. They are most definietly not hand-flying their birds. But this autonomy is most likely implemented on the ground.
> That is almost certainly not how that is implemented. Why would they run the orbit maneuver planning in space when they could do the whole thing comfortably on a simple server PC on earth?
That's a great question, but SpaceX is, apparently, doing much of the processing onboard[1].
Probably because the purpose of SpaceX is to build a city on Mars, and Starlink is a prototype for a communications and positioning system to be put in place around Mars before there are any facilities on the Martian surface. Remember this is an Elon Musk company.
That is almost certainly not how that is implemented. Why would they run the orbit maneuver planning in space when they could do the whole thing comfortably on a simple server PC on earth?
> But overall the Starlink operations concept is probably tailored to mostly automated operations.
I agree with that. They are most definietly not hand-flying their birds. But this autonomy is most likely implemented on the ground.