Satellite Constellations

As the cost of launching satellites into orbit reduces and with the improvement in component design and the potential uses of space technology a number of big tech companies are now exploring the feasibility of creating their own satellite constellations the idea of a network of satellites to perform a role isn't exactly new after all there are already six different navigational satellite constellations like gps and a number of one-way and two-way communication satellite constellations but these have traditionally only used a few dozen nodes to operate recently spacex has been creating a constellation of its own called starlink which will when it's completed provide internet access across most of the planet amazingly this involves positioning as many as twelve thousand in orbit to give optimal coverage and while the company may be paving the way it's not the only organization looking at doing this boeing oneweb and amazon are also looking to develop their own constellations to provide internet access and this is just scratching the surface of what they can be used for if you look up when it's dark you might just be able to see some of these satellites already and if progress continues at the current rate the night sky may soon be full of them.