SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to one million #satellites to power data centres in #space.

The proposal envisions satellites operating between 500 and 2,000 kilometres in low Earth #orbit. Some of the orbits are designed for near-constant exposure to sunlight.

The approval process for these satellites focuses almost entirely on the limited technical info companies have to submit to regulators.

Cultural, spiritual, and most #environmental impacts aren’t taken into account – but they should be.

At this scale of growth, the night #sky will change permanently and globally for generations to come.

In 2021, astronomers estimated that in less than a decade, 1 in every 15 points of light in the night sky would be a moving satellite. That estimate only included the 65 000 #megaconstellation satellites proposed at the time.

Once deployed at a scale of millions, the impacts on the night sky may not be easily reversed.

#astronomy
https://theconversation.com/too-many-satellites-earths-orbit-is-on-track-for-a-catastrophe-but-we-can-stop-it-275430

#Starlink satellites lift off on #SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman, Wednesday (Jan. 14).

Excerpt: "SpaceX added 29 more Starlink satellites to its low Earth orbit #megaconstellation today (Jan. 14).

"A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the broadband internet relay units launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday. The rocket reached its preliminary orbit about nine minutes after the 1:08 p.m. EST (1808 GMT) liftoff."

Read more / watch video:
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-6-98-1085-ccsfs-asog

#LEO #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #Satellites #LowEarthOrbit

#KesslerSyndrome in the news...!

2.8 Days to Disaster - Why We Are Running Out of Time in Low Earth Orbit

By Andy Tomaswick - December 15, 2025

Excerpt: "According to their calculations, as of June 2025, if satellite operators were to lose their ability to send commands for avoidance maneuvers, there would be a catastrophic collision in around 2.8 days.

"Compare that to the 121 days that they calculated would have been the case in 2018, before the #megaconstellation era, and you can see why they are concerned.

"Perhaps even more disturbingly, if operators lose control for even just 24 hours, there's a 30 percent chance of a catastrophic collision that could act as the seed case for the decades-long process of Kessler syndrome."

Read more:
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/28-days-to-disaster-why-we-are-running-out-of-time-in-low-earth-orbit

#KesslerEffect #LEO #Grounded #ElonMuskSucks #Starlink #SpaceJunk #DarkSkies

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/115698651300339937

An Orbital House of Cards - Frequent #Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643 -> thread https://scicomm.xyz/@sundogplanets@mastodon.social/115698651442317843

"The new #megaconstellation will be called 'hybris'.

The name is a portmanteau of 'hybris' and 'debris'."