Pretty amazing that everyone wants to launch a satellite based mobile phone service. Aside from the huge costs and the need to continually launch replacements they really don’t replace mobile phone towers in cities which means a more limited rural market. As tens of thousands of these spacecraft are in low orbit, it will take some fancy orbit dynamics to prevent collisions and space debris. As with anyone concerned about their families future, using launch vehicles for such dubious results is a clear and present danger to accelerating climate change.
“China’s answer to SpaceX’s Starlink is also threatening astronomy” https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450566-chinas-answer-to-spacexs-starlink-is-also-threatening-astronomy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=currents
[#]astronomy #astrophotography #spacex #starlink #newscientist #climatechange #spacedebris #china
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