1.0Explore the Future of Space Technologyhttps://internet-satelitarny.euThomas Leykhttps://internet-satelitarny.eu/author/thomas-leyk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fEnayhuvtX"><a href="https://internet-satelitarny.eu/putin-wants-to-know-why-russia-can-only-build-40-satellites-a-year-ars-technica/">Russia’s Limited Capacity in Satellite Development</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://internet-satelitarny.eu/putin-wants-to-know-why-russia-can-only-build-40-satellites-a-year-ars-technica/embed/#?secret=fEnayhuvtX" width="600" height="338" title="“Russia’s Limited Capacity in Satellite Development” — Explore the Future of Space Technology" data-secret="fEnayhuvtX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> According to preliminary data, approximately 2,400 spacecraft have been launched into orbit this year. The majority of these, around 75 percent, were Starlink satellites created and launched by SpaceX. However, other countries including China have also contributed to the significant increase in satellite production and launch. There are a few key reasons behind this surge […]