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Old 12th February 2020 | 09:17
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hugh flung_dung
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Yes, that would be Starlink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starlink. A total of 12,000 satellites have been approved (with a possible extension to 42,000!!!) and, so far, there have been 3 launches of 60. Put your lat and long into this site https://findstarlink.com/ and it will tell you when the strings of 60 can be seen; it's an unusual sight and I'm surprised there haven't been worries about alien invasion from those who are unaware. Apparently the satellites have auto-avoidance systems, but if 42,000 get launched (plus the other constellations planned by Bezos et al) what could possibly go wrong? (gulp!)

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