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solo@slrpnk.net to Space@mander.xyz · 2 months ago

There are already 16,000 satellites in Earth's orbit: How will we manage the next 100,000?

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There are already 16,000 satellites in Earth's orbit: How will we manage the next 100,000?

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solo@slrpnk.net to Space@mander.xyz · 2 months ago
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Earth's orbit is getting crowded. About 16,000 satellites currently circle our planet, supporting everything from GPS navigation and weather forecasting to banking, emergency services and internet communications.
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  • finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Thanks to greedy fucks like Elon Musk, whole generations are already starting to be denied the view of the night sky that people had for millennia prior.

    • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
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      I am afraid this isn’t a new thing.

      • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
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        I wish there were some regulation about light pollution. It’s bad for even the health of humans and animals due to less effective sleep. Same with the constant sounds you get from living in town.

        Tangential, but I live in a rural area, and everyone has a light outside that’s just always on once it gets dark. This is a problem because it draws bugs in, disrupting their normal behavioral patterns.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      That’s electrification, not Musk.

    • hoch@lemmy.world
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      I like watching satellites zip across the sky ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    There are 29,000 objects in orbit. 15800 tonnes.

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    It’s looks like flys swarming a rotting carcass.

    God bless hell on earth.

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