Is There Space for 12,000 More Satellites Up There?
SpaceX wants to launch nearly 12000 satellites into orbit, nearly ten times the number of active satellites currently up there. But is there room? Discovering The Hidden Treasures of Mauritania's...
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Recently, SpaceX announced its plan to provide better Internet to people around the world with a constellation of 4,425 broadband satellites between 2019 and 2024. They’ll orbit in 83 different planes closer to Earth than most existing communications satellites. And SpaceX isn’t stopping there. Looking ahead, the company hopes to add another 7,500 satellites in even lower orbits for faster signals in heavily populated areas. That all sounds great. But how can we just put almost 12,000 more satellites into orbit? Space seems infinite, but there’s a lot of stuff already up there. The key to adding new satellites is that they don’t all go in the same place… Some satellites are in a High Earth Orbit, about 22,000 miles above the planet. This i...
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Recently, SpaceX announced its plan to provide better Internet to people around the world with a constellation of 4,425 broadband satellites between 2019 and 2024. They’ll orbit in 83 different planes closer to Earth than most existing communications satellites. And SpaceX isn’t stopping there. Looking ahead, the company hopes to add another 7,500 satellites in even lower orbits for faster signals in heavily populated areas. That all sounds great. But how can we just put almost 12,000 more satellites into orbit? Space seems infinite, but there’s a lot of stuff already up there. The key to adding new satellites is that they don’t all go in the same place… Some satellites are in a High Earth Orbit, about 22,000 miles above the planet. This i...
