Satellites can connect communities, monitor the climate, support navigation and provide critical communications. But as they proliferate, they are also playing an increasingly central role in military operation, surveillance, and geopolitical power.
Over the past decade, the number of active satellites has grown roughly tenfold, while private companies have assumed an increasingly important role in providing essential satellite capabilities and services.
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