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Starlink and astronomy
SpaceX’s Starlink constellation is currently a network of 120+ satellites and which, in the next decade, will expand to 10,000+ to provide low-cost internet from space around the world. Astronomers everywhere have been pissed off with these instruments because they … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Origin, Cerro Tololo, Elon Musk, Facebook Athena, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, geosynchronous orbit, International Astronomical Union, International Telecommunications Union, Iridium constellation, Jeff Bezos, low-cost internet, low-Earth orbit, OneWeb, satellite constellation, SpaceX, Starlink, Starlink mega-constellation, VLEO
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Playing the devil’s advocate on Starlink
After SpaceX began to launch its Starlink satellite constellation to facilitate global internet coverage, astronomers began complaining that the satellites are likely to interfere with stargazing schemes, especially those of large, sensitive telescopes. Spaceflight stakeholders also began to worry, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, Science
Tagged Challakere science city, Elon Musk, environmentalism, India-based Neutrino Observatory, ISRO, Kulasekarapattinam, low-cost internet, Mauna Kea, mega-constellation, non-rivalry, Outer Space Treaty, satellite constellation, space-based internet, SpaceX, Starlink, Sterlite, Thirty Meter Telescope, Thoothukudi
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