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Starlink Screenshot SpaceX has launched nearly 500 additional Starlink satellites so far this year. Credit: SpaceX

FCC grants permission for polar launch of Starlink satellite

January 9, 2021

Image: SpaceX has launched nearly 500 additional Starlink satellites so far this year. Credit: SpaceX by Jeff Foust, Published in Space News - January 9, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission will allow SpaceX to launch 10 Starlink satellites into polar orbit on an upcoming mission, but deferred a

Are Elon Musk’s ‘megaconstellations’ a blight on the night sky?

September 12, 2020

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| Environmental/Health Concerns, Mini-Satellites, Satellites, SpaceX, Starlink, Uncategorized

This photo was taken by an amateur astronomer in a suburban location in Western Australia. The circular tracks are stars. The much brighter straight tracks are all satellites, except for one track which is a meteor. By Stuart Clark, Published by the Guardian, 12 September 2020 Miniature satellites open up