Anonymous17 days ago
SpaceX has crossed the threshold of 10,000 simultaneous active Starlink satellites in orbit, comprising roughly two-thirds of all operational spacecraft and serving over 10 million customers across 160+ countries. The milestone, reached less than seven years after the first Starlink launch, cements SpaceX's dominance of low Earth orbit but intensifies concerns about space debris, light pollution for astronomers, and the absence of governance frameworks adequate to manage an increasingly crowded orbital environment.