Hopes and concerns for astronomy of satellite constellations

Igor Levchenko; Shuyan Xu; Yue Liang Wu; Kateryna Bazaka

doi:10.1038/s41550-020-1141-0

Hopes and concerns for astronomy of satellite constellations

Igor Levchenko^*, Shuyan Xu, Yue Liang Wu, Kateryna Bazaka

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Abstract

The historic launch of the frst several hundred out of 12,000 planned Starlink satellites heralds the arrival of the era of ultra-large satellite constellations. If it will bring new opportunities or insurmountable challenges to astronomy will probably depend on whether you are conducting your observations in space or from the surface of the Earth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1012-1014
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Astronomy
Volume	4
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1141-0
Publication status	Published - Nov 2020

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