Sunday, October 25, 2020

THE PROLIFERATION OF SATELLITES

Satellites are becoming critical for everything from internet connectivity and precision agriculture, to border security and archaeological study.

Right now, there are nearly 6,000 satellites circling our tiny planet. About 60% of those are defunct satellites - space junk - and roughly 40% are operational.

It may be no surprise that the United States, China, and Russia top the list of countries with operational satellites.

Let’s take a closer look at who operates those satellites and how they apply their technology.

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