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  • 2020-03-03 (xsd:date)
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  • The Russian Academy of Sciences will file a complaint with the United Nations regarding Starlink, the satellite program of SpaceX, Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company, the RIA Novosti state news agency reported on Feb. 27.Musk launched Starlink in 2018 with the aim of providing high-speed internet access worldwide. As envisioned, it will rely on an array of 12,000 satellites positioned at different altitudes.U.S. -- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exits the atmosphere for a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, over Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 29, 2018According to RIA Novosti, Nikolai Samus, a researcher with the Russian Academy of Science’s Institute of Astronomy, said Starlink will place thousands of satellites in orbit, and the sunlight they reflect could corrupt 30 percent to 40 percent of astronomical images.This is likely true to some degree.Although we cannot verify Samus’ percentages, American astronomers already photographed Starlink satellites streaking through the night sky in Chile this past November.Starlink Satellite Trails over Brazil. Image Credit & Copyright: Egon FilterOver five minutes (en)
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