Policy & sustainability · Sustainability
Mega-Constellations
The deployment of constellations of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit to provide global broadband. They transform the economics of space but sharply raise concerns over orbital traffic, collision risk, radio-frequency use, and the brightness of the night sky for astronomy.
Highlights
- ›Thousands of satellites — and a crowded, brighter sky
Treaties, bodies & topics
Across space policy
Knowledge connections
- Associated withSpace Traffic Management
- Associated withSpace Traffic Management
- Associated withThe Satellite Economy
- Associated withSpectrum & Orbital-Slot Allocation
- Associated withThe Satellite Economy
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.