China has begun development of a mega constellation that may finally encompass practically 14,000 satellites, however the launch of the primary 18 is already sparking issues from astronomers about their influence on the night time sky.
The Qianfan mega constellation is meant to beam web to the bottom and rival the likes of SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, which already boasts greater than 6000 satellites and has doubled the variety of energetic satellites in area.
When SpaceX first…