"SpaceX's plan to launch an additional 15,000 satellites for its Starlink cellular system has sparked opposition and concern from rival companies and environmentalists."
Such as Viasat, Globalstar, DarkSky International, Blue Origin, Iridium, Ligado, and the Mobile Satellite Services Association.
"The big question is whether the pushback sways the FCC. The Commission's Republican chairman, Brendan Carr, is a supporter of SpaceX ..."
Meanwhile, China recently filed a flurry of applications at the ITU for LEO constellations totaling nearly 200,000 satellites.
The largest of these constellations, CTC-1 and CTC-2, will support 96,714 satellites each.
China is already constructing its national Guowang and Shanghai-backed Qianfan constellations, each with 10,000+ satellites.
Space colonization, space-grab of orbital and spectrum resources, ...
Next stop - space wars?
https://interestingengineering.com/space/china-largest-satellite-constellations-approval
https://spacenews.com/china-files-itu-paperwork-for-megaconstellations-totaling-nearly-200000-satellites/
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