This visualisation of every active satellite orbiting earth from Quartz has been all over social media this week, so you’ve probably seen it already. In case you haven’t, I just wanted to make sure you don’t miss it.

From Weekly Filet #184, in November 2014.

This is every active satellite orbiting earth

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