We shouldn't rush forward with launching satellites at this scale without making sure the benefits justify the potential consequences of these new mega-constellations being launched, and then re-entering our atmosphere to burn up and or create debris.
This is a new frontier, and we should save ourselves a lot of trouble by making sure we move forward in a way that doesn't cause major problems for our future.
Earlier this week, China launched the first satellites of its planned 'Thousand Sails' constellation, which is designed to directly compete with SpaceX's Starlink with an array of 15,000 planned satellites.
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