April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
... of the atmospheric cleansing effects in combination with frequent use. The operating altitudes now selected by most of the mega-constellations correspond to quasi-eternal orbital lifetimes. They are not fail-safe in the sense that satellites have...
April 2020
Satellite mega-constellations pose threat to ground-based astronomy
...the best option to avoid their impact on science, culture and the landscape. But, more realistically, if the mega-constellations are built, then reducing the reflectivity of the satellites by a significant factor may result in a helpful second option...
04 June 2020
Mega constellations and their impact on astronomy
... different approach. “The discussion about the usefulness of these satellites is a completely different discussion. For example, mega-constellations could solve so many issues: airplanes would have continuous coverage, even in the middle of the ocean...
31 July 2020
Amazon's Kuiper mega constellation gets FCC approval
... frame than the 25-year standard established by NASA. Around 38,700 satellites short of SpaceX’s proposed full blown mega constellation, give or take a few, the vast influx of satellites expected to dominate the skies in the next few years...
October 2021
Congested, contested... under-regulated and unplanned
... will make life difficult for the radio astronomy community. As mandated by the World Radio Conference in 2019, mega-constellation satellites must be equipped with filters that specifically aim to protect the radio telescopes which operate between...
24 May 2019
SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its Starlink mega-constellation
... orbit so that he can complete his internet-from-space mega constellation. All in all SpaceX plans to deploy nearly 12,000 satellites...not the only one with grand designs of launching mega-constellations into space in the near future. UK-based start-up...
