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SpaceX: Lowering Starlink Satellite Orbits Reduces Impact on Astronomy
PCMagThe company has been working with an observatory and the US National Science Foundation to study the effects of lowering its satellites to 350km (217 miles) versus 550km.
SpaceX has found a new way to prevent Starlink satellites from interfering with astronomy: Bring them closer to Earth.
The satellites can reflect sunlight and accidentally photobomb astronomical observations. But last week, SpaceX told the Federal Communications Commission …