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Brightness of first Chinese broadband constellation satellites alarms astronomers (spacenews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

And that's because SpaceX at least try to minimise pollution (both light and radio). Not successfully, but it's minimised.

The Chinese don't give a fuck, just like they don't give a fuck who their toxic rockets land on when launched over their own people.