Space trash: Elon Musk's 5,000 satellites orbiting the Earth (2 photos + 1 video)

Category: Space, PEGI 0+
18 October 2023

There are almost 9 thousand visible stars in the sky. There are 5 thousand Starlink satellites in Earth orbit.





Five thousand satellites have been launched into Earth orbit. For comparison: there are almost 9 thousand visible stars in our sky. The last, five thousandth Starlink satellite was launched into orbit on August 26, 2023. The video shows how huge Musk's (and others') investments are. In the future, SpaceX plans to deploy an orbital constellation of 12 thousand spacecraft (and in the future - 30 thousand) to create a full-scale network that will allow all inhabitants of the Earth to use the Internet, Interfax clarifies.

Scientists worry that satellites will soon make it impossible to observe the stars. ScienceAlert reports this. Scientists complain that SpaceX satellites emit low-frequency radio waves that interfere with radio telescopes. Elon Musk's company promised to solve the problem.

On the left is how we imagine the Earth, on the right is how it really looks (figuratively speaking)

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