The increase in the number of satellites is still an issue.
Now, SpaceX has released a new document detailing the steps it aims to take in its effort to reduce its impact on the astronomical community.
She also pointed us towards a recent statement by the IAU CPS saying SpaceX’s new upgrades are “a real demonstration of corporate good citizenship, representing a significant investment of engineering resources in both hardware and operational modeling to reduce reflected sunlight hitting telescopes on the ground.
"But in the past, they have made grand statements about making Starlink satellites fainter without meeting their promises, so I will believe it when I see it ”, Lawler added, likely referring to SpaceX’sLawler also noted that there seem to be some important omissions in the document — though she did concede at the time of our interview that she had only had time to skim over the main points.
“A lot more work on this topic is needed, including measuring the impacts,” Boley told IE over email. “One of the main issues for sustainability is that plans for large satellite constellations are being made in more or less isolation.” In other words, “the cumulative use of space is not being considered,” Boley continued. “This is leading to many problems, including space traffic management, debris generation, reentry risks, and light pollution.
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