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Astronomers and many others remain deeply concerned about the instability of satellite mega-constellations, and the interference they cause to ground based science.
“Tzu-Wei Fang, a scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who specializes in predicting space weather, began collaborating with SpaceX after a disastrous launch in February 2022. SpaceX watched as 38 of its 49 newly deployed Starlink satellites burst into flames. Dr. Fang’s post-mortem documented how a minor geomagnetic storm had raised the density of the air at the altitudes where low-Earth orbits take place. So instead of sailing into orbit, the Starlink satellites smacked into dense, hot air and broke apart.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/science/astronomy-starlink-spacex-kuiper-amazon.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Comments are closed.
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