By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 26 August 2021 COLORADO SPRINGS — SpaceX is adding laser terminals on all future Starlink satellites and is the reason behind a break in launches for the broadband megaconstellation, president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell said. Shotwell told the Space Symposium Aug.
By Ramish Zafar, Published by WCCFtech, 21 August 2021 Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s (SpaceX) Starlink satellite internet constellation was the center of a detailed study last month, conducted by the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Vienna. The study covers several areas of Starlink's performance, such as its download speeds,
By Adam Smith, Published by the Independent, 20 August 2021 SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are responsible for over half of all near-collisions in space, according to the head of the Astronautics Research Group. Craft from the space company, which was founded by Elon Musk, are involved in approximately 1,600 close encounters
By Adam Smith, Published by The Independent, 20 August 2021 Once Starlink launches its full 12,000 satellite network it will be involved in 90 per cent of all close approaches, which experts say is ‘getting out of control’ SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are responsible for over half of all near-collisions in
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2021 Starlink satellites might soon be involved in 90% of close encounters between two spacecraft in low Earth orbit. Operators of satellite constellations are constantly forced to move their satellites because of encounters with other spacecraft and pieces of space junk. And,
By Jocelyn Timperley, Published by Science Focus, 12 August, 2021 New regulations regarding the environmental impacts of space travel must be put in place to prevent the emergence of a ‘Wild West’ attitude, experts say. Space travel made international headlines in July as both Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Virgin
By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 26 July 2021 TAMPA, Fla. — British telecoms regulator Ofcom is proposing rule changes that would affect Starlink, OneWeb and other satellite constellations operating in non-geostationary orbits (NGSO). It is increasingly difficult for companies to agree on how to operate their NGSO networks without
By Caroline Delbert, Published by Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2021 Mega-constellations might end up being a massive problem. A huge number of low-Earth orbit satellites could cause environmental problems.Byproduct aluminum oxide reflects sunlight and helps to deplete ozone.There are unintended consequences in legality and even the study of astronomy. The
