In all your anti-american rambling, you are ignoring that SpaceX isn't the only company doing this.
> Other operators include the London-based OneWeb, which has launched 74 of what it hopes will be a gigantic fleet of 48,000 satellites
> Other operators include the London-based OneWeb, which has launched 74 of what it hopes will be a gigantic fleet of 48,000 satellites
I'm more drawn to the fact that the American government can greenlight this, even though it has global implications.
These things will also impact astronomy in Argentina. Where can they lodge a complaint? They will impact the night sky in Europe, yet we have no say in American government or decision making.
I can understand this has never been a problem because no one has ever been planning to launch 14,000 sats! But within 10 - 15 year maybe 3 or 4 companies might do it. Then we have 50,000 sats in LEO.
Will this be worth it? And if so, who weighs these pro's and cons? Just one government?
Feels like we're running headfirst into a new world where no one has thought of the consequences yet.
They only need to greenlight the launch, and radio-transmissions over the US.
As far as I know, there is no central authority anywhere to stop you from putting/keeping a satellite in a certain orbit. (aside from someone else moving it out of that orbit by force)
Space border laws aren't super-well developed yet.