Chinese firms apply to send 200,000 satellites into orbit just as Beijing accuses SpaceX of crowding

[Redaktion]

Chinese entities have submitted plans to the United Nations to launch over 200,000 internet satellites, escalating the race against SpaceX's Starlink to secure limited orbital real estate.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Chinese-firms-apply-to-send-200-000-satellites-into-orbit-just-as-Beijing-accuses-SpaceX-of-crowding.1207078.0.html

[opckieran]

Ah yes, a tale as old as time: the West demonstrates leadership by actually innovating, then the CCP responds by flooding the market with subsidized cheap, crappy copies until they are the only ones left. While nobody in their right minds should tolerate this absurd demand, the sad reality is that the spineless EU will likely roll over soon and become lapdogs to the imperial Chinese.