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Companies Are Flooding Earth's Orbit with Satellites, but No One's Directing Traffic


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SpaceX 9 rocket launch

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches with the JCSAT-14 communications satellite on May 6 in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Credit: NASA/NASA via Getty Images

Companies around the globe are launching an increasing number of satellites, crowding Earth's orbit in an effort to satisfy the ravenous on-demand desire for more broadband, satellite television and communications.

From The Washington Post
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