Starlink doesn’t just interfere with optical astronomy, it also interferes with radioastronomy.

  • MartianSands@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    5G is pretty short range, and it only exists at all in relatively wealthy built-up areas. I’ll bet you it’s rare in most of Africa, for example. You certainly can’t get it at sea, or in remote facilities like Antarctic research bases.

    We’ve also been shown pretty clearly in the last couple of years that constellations like these are unparalleled in warzones, or disaster-zones where local infrastructure has been destroyed.

    • xurxia
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      5G was only at example of new technologies. It is true that wireless internet need to be deployed in Africa and other areas, but Starlink need to be deployed in the space too. And in a short/medium term future will be easier upgrade earth based antennas than satellites in orbit. In the middle of the sea are satelital communications for important info actually, and this must be enough. See a film online in the middle of the Atlantic is not as important as the knowledge that the Galaxy give us (my personal and subjective opinion)