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The Long March-6 carrier rocket was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/1b4Vr

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology which is planning to create a network of 15,000 'Low Earth Orbit satellites' in space.

We're so fucking cooked.

This shit combined with Melon Husks 20k flying shitty modems will not only not work in any meaningful way, it will pollute the sky for astronomers. At worst it could potentially destroy the ozon layer and trap us on earth if Kessler syndrome kicks in.

And what's the fucking point of it? Probably 99% of the bandwidth goes to online shopping, uploading selfies and stream the latest brain-dead slop.

yea