Too many satellites? Earth’s orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it
- Written by Gregory Radisic, Fellow at the Centre for Space, Cyberspace and Data Law; Senior Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Law, Bond University
Astronomer's view of a star obscured by streaks from Starlink satellites.Rafael Schmall/Wikimedia Commons, CC BYOn January 30 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to one million satellites to power data centres in space.
The proposal envisions satellites operating between 500...





