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Over the past six years, governments proposed launching over one million satellites, but where will they all go?

November 7, 2023
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| Canada, France, Germany, ITU, Mexico, Norway, OneWeb, Reentry, Rwanda, Satellites, Space Debris and Overcrowding, SpaceX, Tonga, UK

By Ewan Wright and Andrew FallePublished by The Conversation, 7 November 2023 In September 2021, Rwanda announced that it was planning to launch over 300,000 satellites. Three months later, a Canadian company, having previously launched two dozen CubeSats, said it would launch an additional 100,000. Then, a French company did likewise. And SpaceX, which

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Kepler Communications Inc

Welcome to the space jam: Canadian startup Kepler stirs debate with huge planned fleet of internet satellites

December 10, 2021
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| Canada, Kepler, Rwanda, Satellites, Space Debris and Overcrowding, Space Rules, SpaceX, Starlink

By Sean Silcoff, Published by The Globa and Mail, 10 December 2021 The Canadian company is jockeying with SpaceX, Amazon and Telesat for room in orbit for tens of thousands of new machines. Critics say the space race could come at a cost on Earth A Canadian space startup has

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