2020-01-08

1) More 5G satellites were launched this week and the only concern seems to be whether the launch is too bright. What about health from 5G radiation, destruction of the environment, and space junk, just to name a few issues?
SpaceX launches 60 more satellites, trying to tone them down
“After the first Starlink batch of 60 was launched in May and the second in November, astronomers complained how the bright satellite chain was hampering their observations. In response, SpaceX came up with a darkening treatment to lessen reflectivity. The coating is being tested on one of the newly launched satellites.

Jeff Hall, director of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, said the Starlinks have been just an occasional problem — so far — but noted the risk to stargazing will grow as the constellation expands and other companies launch their own fleets. He heads the American Astronomical Society’s committee on light pollution, space debris, and radio interference, and is working with SpaceX on the issue. The matter is on the agenda, in fact, at the society’s conference in Hawaii this week.”

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/spacex-launches-60-more-satellites-trying-to-tone-them-down-1.4755999

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