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Do the satellites in the photo have the new shades on them? I'd be interested to know how much the situation has improved with the improved anti-reflection.
by ColanR 6y ago
Do the satellites in the photo have the new shades on them? I'd be interested to know how much the situation has improved with the improved anti-reflection.
- DoingIsLearning 6y agoDo they plan to retrofit the coating on the +500 deployed? Are there regulations that prevent future constellations from Amazon or Facebook, or any other giant, to implement albedo reduction on their constellations?
- busterarm 6y agoThose won't be up forever. They're all in a decaying orbit. They will get replaced in about 5 years.
- mdorazio 6y agoAs has been stated many, many times, the satellites are in very low orbit and naturally degrade over time to burn up in the atmosphere. The ones in the first batches that do not have a shade will only be up for a few years (5 at most).
- bryanlarsen 6y agoThe visor satellites are supposed to be invisible to the naked eye. They're still orbit raising, so we don't have results yet.
- mrguyorama 6y agoA non-reflective coating on the satellites will not stop them from blocking the light from astronomical objects.
- bryanlarsen 6y agoThe concern astronomers raised was blooming caused by oversaturating their sensors, not blockage.
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