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Satellite megaconstellations could have ‘extreme’ impact on astronomy, report finds – Space.com
The range of possible outcomes is very broad.
Huge constellations of internet satellites could fundamentally change how astronomers study the night sky and how the rest of us experience it, a new report finds.
The potential impacts of megaconstellations in low Earth orbit (LEO), such as SpaceX’s Starlink network
, “are estimated to range from negligible to extreme,” according to a report from the Satellite Constellations 1 (SATCON1) workshop, which was released Tuesday (Aug. 25).
SpaceX has already launched about 600 Starlink satellites,…
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