One million (paper) satellites

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk799

Keywords:

satellites, space debris, filings, international telecommunication union

Abstract

Plans for over one million satellites have been submitted to the International Telecommunications Union, a United Nations agency, in the last 6 years. Either many of these satellites will launch, and cause environmental problems on Earth and in orbit, or companies and governments are inflating their numbers, suggesting more satellites than they plan to launch.

 

Author Biographies

Ewan Wright, UBC,University of British Columbia

PhD student

Andrew Falle, University of British Columbia

Researcher

Original article reference

Andrew Falle et al. ,One million (paper) satellites.Science382,150-152(2023).DOI:10.1126/science.adi4639

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Published

2025-01-27

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Earth & Space

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