Good Question: What do we really need satellites for, anymore?

Good Question: What do we really need satellites for, anymore?

What catastrophe would befall us if all the satellites in orbit are brought down, at once?

Military:

Early warning of missile attack? There are other means.

Surveillance? Russia is at a disadvantage there, at the moment, and possibly for quite a while longer.

Communications:

Most of broadband traffic is done through cable networks.

Elite/politician communications? Looks like they are all using WhatsApp anyways.

The big-ticket items are science (space and terrestrial) and communications in remote areas.

Frankly, bring them all down. Especially Musk’s vanity project.

Thoughts? Disagreements? Tell me in the comments.

Source: Telegram "Slavyangrad"