Who is the most dominant human figure in active satellites in space at this time? The answer is none other than Elon Musk through the spacecraft company he founded and leads, SpaceX.
SpaceX for the umpteenth time re-launched many Starlink satellites into Earth orbit in order to transmit high-speed internet access to the Earth's surface.
Recently, the Falcon 9 rocket has flown the satellite from the runway at Cape Canaveral Space Station, Florida, marking the successful launch of Starlink for the 27th time in 2021. It doesn't end there, there are still 5 more scheduled launches this year.
According to the latest data released by CelesTrak, Elon Musk with SpaceX now controls more than 36% of the total active satellites in orbit of the planet.
There are more than 1,750 active satellites belonging to SpaceX in space and it is certain that the number will continue to increase in the future. That's because SpaceX's goal is to operate around 42,000 internet satellites.
According to Elon Musk, the Starlink satellite constellation will provide internet that will be able to cover almost the entire world's population, but especially in rural or isolated areas that have had difficulty accessing cyberspace.
However, Starlink's business has received quite a lot of criticism because it is considered to pollute space and make it difficult for astronomers to view the sky when examining the sky. Even UFO detectors had mistaken the Starlink satellite for an unidentified flying object.
In this regard, Starlink has made efforts to make their satellites less distracting from the view into space.