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Re:OneWeb successfully launches 34 more satellites into orbit by Veedrac on Sunday March 22, 2020 @10:20AM (#22655092)
Very small, but that's not a useful measure. For astronomy, remember that bright, fast-moving objects will leave sizable streaks in images that halo a lot[1]. OTOH, intensity varies with time and satellite height. With regards to how much space we have, note that a satellite is taking up an orbit, not a point, and it's a lot harder to fit things in those safely, since they have a tendency to overlap.

[1]: https://nationalastro.org/news/starlink-satellites-imaged-fr...

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