SpaceX, which deployed 60 Starlink satellites in May and another 60 in November, expects to launch 60 more Dec. 31.

As both the number of satellites and the number of potential collisions grow, government and industry officials say they need to improve the ways satellite operators coordinate maneuvers.

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