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UK night skies will be among worst hit by satellite megaconstellations
An idea picture of world communications utilizing satellites NicoElNino / Alamy
Each location on Earth could have lots of of satellites seen within the night time sky, if the launch and operation of mega constellations continues as deliberate.
Mega constellations are huge teams of satellites designed to orbit Earth and beam web to the bottom. Notable examples embody SpaceX’s Starlink and the UK’s OneWeb constellations. Already greater than 2000 such satellites have been launched, with upwards of 65,000 anticipated within the coming years, together with different initiatives from the US and China. Lots of the …