It will also need to find a satellite constellation to rival SpaceX’s.
  • Mihies@programming.devEnglish
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    2 days ago

    OP’s right, even with one constellation pollution is high, but since we aren’t able to collaborate and every country has to compete, there will be N of those. Look at night sky while you can, it won’t be for long at this pace.

          • MaggiWuerze@feddit.orgEnglish
            3·
            2 days ago

            You find it primitive to want to be able to study the universe from earth? Be it amateurs with their garden telescope or large professional installations. Even the current state already makes it hard to impossible to get decent images for science, that would only get worse.

            And I for one don’t see ‘better mobile coverage’ as worthy enough to sacrifice earth bound astronomy for it

          • potustheplant@feddit.nlEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            You might be german, but you’re also kind of a dick :) “primitivism” has nothing to do with being against this. If you can’t understand it, then I’m not going to waste my time explaining it to you. You can research the issues of launching shit into space willy nilly yourself.

      • Mihies@programming.devEnglish
        21·
        2 days ago

        Besides sky being totally polluted so one can’t even see stars and other natural objects any more, you do realize that more objects in space means more serious problems because of crowded space and debris flying around? And also debris falling on your head. But yes, we really need more satellites for whatever reason…

        • Jiral@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 day ago

          These communication satellites are in relatively low orbit. They might be a temprorary problem but are cleared out quite fast when not actively maintained due to atmosphere drag and gravity. Problematic are the higher orbits.