IT’S NOT JUST DOGE WHERE ELON IS REPLACING OBSOLETE COMPONENTS: Mass Retirement? SpaceX Spotted Deorbiting Dozens of Starlink Satellites. “SpaceX didn’t respond to a request for comment, but the company might be retiring large batches of older Starlink satellites, which are designed to orbit the Earth for around five years. Once deorbited, SpaceX can then replace them with newer models through future space launches.”