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SpaceX is the only major operator of spaceflights in the US: more than 95% of all satellites launched are launched by SpaceX, not just in the US, but worldwide.
by randallsquared 7mo ago
SpaceX is the only major operator of spaceflights in the US: more than 95% of all satellites launched are launched by SpaceX, not just in the US, but worldwide.
- oritron 7mo agoThat's an eye catching stat. What is the impact of starlink satellites on the number, ie what if you drop them from both numerator and denominator?
- Tadpole9181 7mo agoIt looks like 70% of all satellites deployed in 2025 were starlink. Seems they make up over half (~65%) of all satellites currently in orbit.
- rbanffy 7mo ago> more than 95% of all satellites launched are launched by SpaceX Another way to look at this number is that they are responsible for 95% of the light pollution caused by orbiting objects.
- hersko 7mo agoLets just ban lightbulbs so we don't have light pollution.
- rbanffy 7mo agoWe have regions where we deliberately minimize light pollution, but those regions aren't immune to Elon's swarm of photobombing satellites. Not that I don't think it's cool to have a web of spacecraft enveloping the planet and bringing high-speed communications to everyone everywhere - it's pretty impressive to point up and show a train of satellites to a kid - but astronomers have been complaining about them and they are right.