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From Foe to Friend: The Surprising Turn of Mega Constellations in Radio Astronomy

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Cheap spaceflight has ushered in an explosive growth era for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. While this has brought us LEO satellite megaconstellations for ubiquitious highspeed data, it has also enabled a proliferation of nanosatellites (e.g. CubeSats) launched by diverse organizations. An unfortunate side-effect is harmful interference to sensitive receivers like those of radio astronomy --- no place on Earth is safe. How can we enjoy the fruits of the satellite revolution without blinding ourselves to the secrets of the universe?

Source: ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks (HotNets)

DOI: 10.1145/3696348.3696863

Authors: Ali Abedi, Joshua Sanz, Mariya Zheleva, Anant Sahai

Institutions: University of California, Berkeley, University at Albany, State University of New York

Language: English

Topic: Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Universitas Brawijaya

Award: G7584928000