2026-01-03 00:20:20

According to multiple research institutions, during this 15-year period from 2025 to 2040, the total number of low Earth and medium Earth orbit satellites launched worldwide will surpass 150,000 — a number that is truly staggering. Looking at the ambitions of various parties, China's plan is to deploy 60,000 to 80,000 satellites, while the United States (mainly through a few leading commercial space companies) aims to launch 50,000 to 70,000, with the remaining slots allocated to European, Indian, Middle Eastern countries, and commercial operators.

Even more astonishing is the growth rate. The number of new satellites added will be more than ten times the current scale, marking the official entry of the "Ten Thousand Satellites Era" in the industry. What does this mean? Satellite networks in space will become as dense as ground-based internet, and the ways we access global communication, positioning, and remote sensing data will be fundamentally rewritten.

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MEVvictim

· 7h ago

150,000 satellites? Now the sky is really going to be crowded. --- The era of ten thousand stars is here, it feels like the internet war is going to the heavens. --- Both China and the US are so competitive, what can Europe and India still get? --- Tenfold growth rate... how much money would that take to burn? --- The SkyNet project is really becoming a reality. --- Satellites are so dense that they resemble ground networks... is that too dangerous? --- It seems there are no "no-man's land" areas in the future. --- This game is getting pretty big; I wonder who will be the last to laugh. --- In places where ground internet hasn't yet been popularized, satellites have already been deployed—ironic. --- What does it mean if remote sensing data is being altered? More detailed surveillance? --- This is the real space race, more exciting than astronauts landing on the moon.

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screenshot_gains

· 20h ago

The era of ten thousand stars is coming, and the density in the sky is comparable to ground networks. This logic is incredible.

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EthMaximalist

· 20h ago

150,000 satellites? Oh my, are they turning space into a parking lot? --- The era of ten thousand stars is here, it feels like the sky is going to be congested haha --- Both China and the US are deploying 60,000 to 70,000 satellites each, this level of competition is truly intense --- Wait, will this cause a disaster with satellite debris? --- A tenfold increase, that's crazy, it feels like Web3 infrastructure needs to be upgraded --- After internet nationalism, now even satellites are competing with each other, it's really incredible --- If this really comes to fruition, there will be no dead spots in the network everywhere

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MEVictim

· 20h ago

The era of ten thousand stars is here, even the sky is about to be congested haha --- 150,000 satellites? Isn't this just the prelude to the space internet war --- China and the US are racing satellites, Europe and India are falling behind... --- Oh my, ten times more than now, how congested will the sky be in the future --- This wave really changes the game, communication and positioning are all being refreshed --- 60,000-80,000 vs 50,000-70,000 satellites, it's another arms race --- So does this mean network latency will really be eliminated? --- The era of space congestion is coming, satellites will also need to queue --- Isn't the era of ten thousand stars just an upgraded version of ground 5G, opening up the pattern --- 150,000 satellites, oh my, how outrageous must the cost be --- Another great power competition, it's hard to say who the final winner will be --- It feels like science fiction is becoming reality --- China has 80,000, the US has 70,000, do other countries still need to play?

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Rugman_Walking

· 20h ago

150,000 satellites? Oh my, are they turning the sky into an internet cafe? The US and China are fighting so fiercely, satellite wars have already begun. It's a bit hard to keep up. The era of ten thousand stars is here. Will there be signals even in remote mountain villages? Sounds good, but it feels like privacy will be gone. Tenfold growth rate—who can handle that? Capital is really going crazy. Satellites are more densely packed than ground internet? Are we going to be monitored to death or what? The US has indeed deployed five to seven thousand satellites, China six to eight thousand, the rivalry between the two powers is never outdated. With so many satellites in the sky, will they collide? Space debris is becoming a disaster. This is the new power game—whoever controls the satellites is the boss. The data era is here; ground networks are no longer enough, so they are starting to spread into the sky.

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CryptoPunster

· 20h ago

150,000 satellites, the sky is going to be filled like a parking lot. When WiFi signals are full, my account balance is still zero [dog head]. It's truly the era of space internet. It feels more competitive than the crypto world, with countries pouring money in. This is the real "ten-thousand-fold coin." The two major players from China and the US teamed up to launch over 100,000 satellites. We retail investors can only look up at the sky and hope for good investment insights. Tenfold growth. If only my assets could grow like that. Now I can only watch the satellites in the sky every day, counting my dreams to fall asleep.

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