Astronomers are concerned about just how big and bright this satellite will be:A New Scientist report has even suggested that the satellite “could outshine all stars and planets in the night skyThe largest commercial communications array ever has just launched. Expect to see it – it’s huge and brightThe problem is, it might outshine all stars and planetsOn the weekend SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched a giant satellite into space. Called BlueWalker 3, it’s a prototype by American company AST SpaceMobile, which is to create a space-based mobile broadband network. This is only one of multiple satellites planned for the SpaceMobile constellation – some even bigger than BlueWalker 3With plans for a number of these huge satellites, ground based optical telescopes may struggle to image the night sky without disturbance

Source: CNN September 18, 2022 20:38 UTC