> A counter point of view is that an unelected private individual/organisation visibly polluting the night sky of the whole world represents extraordinary arrog

> A counter point of view is that an unelected private individual/organisation visibly polluting the night sky of the whole world represents extraordinary arrogance. That's an emotionally charged argument. I could say that denying affordable Internet access to a vast population just for the sake of astronomy is equally arrogant. But that'd be wrong, and so is your statement. Everything is a trade off and we need to live with both. SpaceX just didn't launch Starlink satellites. They got approval from the US regulation agencies, which in turn operate in accordance with the Outer Space Treaty that most countries are signatories.