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> Not to mention they will probably use legal means to hamstring this if possible.

I wonder how this could work. It's not like, e.g., Milwaukee has any legal oversight over LEO.

One possibility is passing laws/regulations about how many sats can be in a orbital plane or single launch, as they will want to launch dozens, if not the full 53 they want to put in a plane, with a single booster to reduce costs.

They could also get some silly RF regulations passed that make it not feasible economically.

Then the operator of the constellation would just shift to using Arianespace as launch provider (which is equally expensive at the moment).

Couldn't a municipality/HOA/whatever put in place restrictions on what kind of satellite dishes you may setup on your property?

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