This can hinder the work of professional astronomers whose images of the sky will be contaminated with satellites. If SpaceX’s plan succeeds, our skies will be swarmed with man-made objects reflecting light. Already, there are about 5,000 satellites in the Earth’s orbit. There have been debates about the potential problems that Starlink satellites can create. You can read about previous Starlink missions in our article. Eventually, SpaceX plans to build a massive 12,000-satellite constellation, with a possible later extension of the number to 42,000. As of today, 13 batches have been sent into space, and now 775 solar-powered satellites are orbiting the Earth. The satellites are launched into orbit by batches. It has been developed and constructed by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX since 2015. Starlink is a huge satellite system that aims at providing even the most remote areas of the Earth with high-speed Internet service.
Updated September 14, 2021: Starlink 29 (Starlink 2-1) Mission.Updated November 13, 2021: Starlink 4-1 Mission.Updated December 2, 2021: Starlink 4-3 Mission.Updated December 18, 2021: Starlink 4-4 Mission.
Updated January 6, 2022: Starlink 4-5 Mission.Updated January 19, 2022: Starlink 4-6 Mission.Updated February 3, 2022: Starlink 4-7 Mission.Updated February 11, 2022: SpaceX to Lose 40 Satellites.Updated February 21, 2022: Starlink 4-8 Mission.Updated February 25, 2022: Starlink 4-11 Mission.Updated March 3, 2022: Starlink 4-9 Mission.Updated March 9, 2022: Starlink 4-10 Mission.Updated March 19, 2022: Starlink 4-12 Mission.Updated April 21, 2022: Starlink 4-14 Mission.Updated April 29, 2022: Starlink 4-16 Mission.Updated May 6, 2022: Starlink 4-17 Mission.Updated May 13, 2022: Starlink 4-13 Mission.Updated May 14, 2022: Starlink 4-15 Mission.Updated May 18, 2022: Starlink 4-18 Mission.Updated June 17, 2022: Starlink 4-19 Mission.Updated July 7, 2022: Starlink 4-21 Mission.Updated July 11, 2022: Starlink 3-1 Mission.Updated July 17, 2022: Starlink 4-22 Mission.Updated July 22, 2022: Starlink 3-2 Mission.Updated July 24, 2022: Starlink 4-25 Mission.
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