@sundogplanets so they are enchancing market for their own products? Sending more labs/telescopes into space -> outside of musks shit -> using musks rockets?

@sundogplanets Just waiting for the musk-bros to suggest that it's the astronomers' fault for not working around the problem...

@sundogplanets I am naive about spacecraft. Do these satellites have a way to be brought safely back to earth, or are they stuck in space until they break apart and fall to earth?

@sundogplanets how is it possible that a private company allowed to do this? are there no international bodies responsible for regulating space projects?

@sundogplanets That's the problem with those who lack scientific background, they're destroying the planet for a profit. They need to be stopped by the scientific community!

@sundogplanets @anderelampe dont forget that all these satellites will once return to earth which will pollute the upper atmosphere and destroys the ozone layer.

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The BBC also raises this:

“Radio waves from Elon Musk’s growing network of satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo

@sundogplanets also they help the Chinese to track down stealth fighters…

@sundogplanets it will be interesting when the sky is an EPA SuperFund site.

@sundogplanets Don't they rely on GPS to not collide or is that all laser targeting? Their dish probably wouldn't be able to find one accurately... They should be concerned about this themselves I would think.

@sundogplanets I copied the link to your post and posting a link on other socials to bring more attention to the issue.
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Time for a big hoover to pick them and a huge amount of debri out of the sky…

@sundogplanets I don't have a degree in astrophysics, but I'm trying to understand your point of view better regarding Starlink's impact (I'm a Starlink user in rural France with poor DSL alternative). You mentioned that it could get so bad that radio astronomers might not even be able to use quasars to calibrate GPS anymore.

From what I understand, quasars are used in techniques like Delta-DOR to correct for errors in spacecraft navigation, relying on the precise positions of these objects. But I'm curious—are you saying that the radio interference from Starlink satellites could eventually become so severe that it would make these kinds of calibrations unreliable?

If so, what specifically about Starlink's radio emissions makes this scenario a real possibility? Are there frequency overlaps or specific effects that would make this issue hard to mitigate with current technology?

I appreciate any insights, as I'm trying to responsibly wrap my head around how this interference could affect something as fundamental as GPS synchronization using quasars.