China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3339493/china-applies-put-200000-satellites-space-after-calling-starlink-crash-risk
balc9k on January 11, 2026 9:01 pm It was bound to happen sooner or later. The satellite network is nothing more than a military weapon with civilian applications.
1leggeddog on January 11, 2026 9:09 pm We should maybe stop putting a crap ton of satellites until we figure out how to get em down
Bat-Stuff on January 11, 2026 9:21 pm If someone else is going to wreck everything, they might as well wreck it themselves?
tlk0153 on January 11, 2026 9:29 pm So we polluted our land to our heart’s content, then we polluted our climate and our oceans. What is left? Ummmmm…, wait did someone say Space?
Wyciorek on January 11, 2026 9:37 pm “Applies” is not the right word here. They simply notified UN of their plans, but it does not require asking permission
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Awesome…Kessler was right, I guess.
Well that sounds like a lot.
It was bound to happen sooner or later. The satellite network is nothing more than a military weapon with civilian applications.
That does definitely sound like china.
We should maybe stop putting a crap ton of satellites until we figure out how to get em down
Fuck Starlink
If someone else is going to wreck everything, they might as well wreck it themselves?
So we polluted our land to our heart’s content, then we polluted our climate and our oceans. What is left? Ummmmm…, wait did someone say Space?
200,000 sounds like far too many…
“Applies” is not the right word here. They simply notified UN of their plans, but it does not require asking permission