(cont'd from yesterday's post)
SpaceX expects $30 billion in customer sales from Starlink by 2025, compared to just $5 billion revenue from launches. If all approvals go through, they may eventually put 42,000 satellites in low earth orbit (LEO). It's going to be a big business . . if all the problems are solved.
NASA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are a bit concerned about the large number of satellites of all kinds in LEO already. There have been some near misses between spacecraft.
Then there is the matter of competition for bandwidth frequencies. Starlink has requested the FCC to authorize more for them. Dish Network wants more as well.
And astronomers don't approve of cluttering the night sky with more and more bright lights.
from Mind Matters
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