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The greater thread has some data on the latter point - the latest satellites are coated, but it's not had much impact yet. Seems like this is light pollution t
by falcolas 6y ago
The greater thread has some data on the latter point - the latest satellites are coated, but it's not had much impact yet.
Seems like this is light pollution taken to a completely new level.
- elliekelly 6y agoI remember reading Musk had to get permission from some US regulator (the FCC and/or FAA maybe?) in order to launch these satellites but is there any sort of international body that deals with this?
- gpm 6y agoTo a first approximation it's just the FCC, but the FCC does listen to and evaluate issues pertaining to light pollution, space debris, satellites falling to earth and landing on peoples heads, and so on despite that not being related to radios.
- bryanlarsen 6y agoSpaceX has abandoned the coating approach and is going with a shade approach, which works even better. The next set of satellites all have the shade.