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It's hard to find hard numbers, but IIUC even ignoring Elon's Space Program: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/gx04-who-owns-the-most-satellites/ https://www

It's hard to find hard numbers, but IIUC even ignoring Elon's Space Program: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/gx04-who-owns-the-most-satellites/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/gx04-who-owns-the-most-s... * Most satellites were private owned, for communications or resource. * Most government owned satellites have military use, the people that is trying to spy or nuke you or your neighbor. * A small part is used for science and altruistic activities.

delecti 4mo ago
More than 2/3 of all active satellites are part of the SpaceX/Starlink constellation, and it's a full 3/4 of those in LEO, which are the biggest contributor to the glints we can see in the night sky. They're such an enormous part of the problem that it does a disservice to the problem to not metaphorically shine a spotlight on them. I had trouble finding another source that summed up the data so nicely, but other sources did corroborate these figures: https://satfleetlive.com/blogs/how-many-satellites-in-orbit/ https://satfleetlive.com/blogs/how-many-satellites-in-orbit/
- RetpolineDrama 4mo ago
  >which are the biggest contributor to the glints we can see in the night sky. >They're such an enormous part of the problem What an incredible life of privilege you must live to perceive a few glints in the sky as a huge problem.
  - delecti 4mo ago
    I didn't say whether I thought it was a huge problem. I just said it was a problem, and identified the largest contributor to that problem. But really, what point are you trying to make? I don't need to think that satellites glinting in the night sky are the literal worst problem facing humanity for that to be a valid topic of discussion.
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