A question about whether the density of unmanned aerial vehicles in airspace will follow an exponential growth pattern similar to Moore's Law, with a request for relevant data.
Starlink's 11,000+ satellites orbiting Earth experience atmospheric drag that varies with solar activity, making them effective detectors of upper atmosphere density. By tracking the orbital decay rate (sink rate) of these satellites using publicly available tracking data, researchers can monitor space weather and geomagnetic storms, with sink rates ranging from 19.7 to 127.6 meters per day in 2026 depending on atmospheric conditions.