The purposes of Starlink satellites

Elon Musk's ambitious project is more far-reaching than I realized. Here's what I learned by Googling "What do Starlink satellites do?"

Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations. A Starlink satellite has a lifespan of approximately five years and SpaceX eventually hopes to have as many as 42,000 satellites in this so-called megaconstellation.

And, apparently the satellites can be seen only when sunlight reflects off of them, because they don't emit any light of their own.

Humanity is in its infancy where space is concerned. The average person has no idea what "aliens" are capable of in terms of technology and interstellar travel. The space people monitoring our planet's progress and conditions are obviously also using Starlink satellites to see what's going on down here. As Dolores Cannon wrote, we will not be permitted to blow up this planet. The policy of noninterference has its limits. The impact of the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan during World War II was felt far and wide, even in other universes. 

Our space friends are using everything at their disposal to keep tabs on us. Musk has to be aware of this on some level, too. The satellites are linking us to our star brothers and sisters, too, not just providing internet connectivity.

Starlink satellites are disrupting cosmic studies | Astronomy.com

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