Time to update my satellite pollution talk for this weekend.
There are 500 more Starlink satellites today than when I gave this talk in July.
4,924 Starlinks in orbit now (56% of the total 8,728 active satellites in orbit).
Just your periodic reminder that one company owned by one pretty awful dude effectively controls outer space now.
Prof. Sam Lawler /
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