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Henry Stitt @henry_stitt
Reported 2021-01-23 12:04:34
Does anyone know if Starlink’s satellites are actually more reflective than a normal smallsat/cubesat?
I suppose the real issue for astronomers is the pure quantity of Starlink sats, 12,000 aimed with potentially 42,000 in total.
Jonathan O’Callaghan @Astro_Jonny
Reported 2021-01-23 11:26:02
@Vulcan2k3 @Hughes_Matt @simon_sat Yep, and I can totally see the appeal at the moment. I don't think Starlink can match fibre on speed though, so might only be a short term fix if fibre is eventually more widely spread.
Jonathan O’Callaghan @Astro_Jonny
Reported 2021-01-23 10:53:30
@Vulcan2k3 @Hughes_Matt @simon_sat They shouldn't have to rely on Starlink though. Rural access to internet is a problem the government should solve, and it is attempting to do so in the US with the RDOF fund. Admittedly Starlink is one of the competitors, but fibre is arguably a better option.
Maximilian Klinger @maximiliklinger
Reported 2021-01-23 10:30:45
@Emadipi_ I'm not arguing about if the problem is real or not, because it very clearly is. But how the narrative was influenced by the correlation between Musk and Starlink.
Maximilian Klinger @maximiliklinger
Reported 2021-01-23 10:26:23
@Emadipi_ Sorry, but this approach does not add anything to the discussion. There are a TON of issues with Starlink (not only for astronomers) and I wholeheartedly agree it's very important issue, however this kind of approach is not productive.
Maximilian Klinger @maximiliklinger
Reported 2021-01-23 10:15:33
@Emadipi_ I think The Orbit didn't imply that the issue isn't real for astronomers; but that a good chunk of Starlink criticism is due to its connection to Musk, which is himself a controversial figure even outside SpaceX.
Ankit Mishra👨💻 @ankitmishraR
Reported 2021-01-23 10:10:55
@StarlinkProject @bitactro @SpaceX How Starlink will work?
It is a SpaceX project which is a so-called mega constellation of thousands of satellites that will be orbiting very close to the earth 550km at some fix different orbiting s****s. Each satellite is beaming internet coverage to the surface below... Read
Just A. Tinker @John_Gardi
Reported 2021-01-23 09:53:44
It looks like there's no acoustic padding in the fairing either. I think that's a fit issue with the #Starlink satellites.
The will have to jettison the payload adapter above them like I thought as well.
JaFiem @FiemJa
Reported 2021-01-23 09:37:59
@Professor2234 @bernardtheplant @elonmusk But starlink sattelites are much lower in orbit then traditional satelites. Starlink satelites will deorbit in 5 years. Traditional wont.
I say it again
Starlink isnt the problem.
SpaceMatt🚀 @Mach7Matt
Reported 2021-01-23 07:53:54
@lavie154 The problem is untracked and Unmaneuverable space debris. Starlink satellites can maneuver and deorbit
Chris Gledhill @cgledhill
Reported 2021-01-23 07:09:42
That’s a shame. I guess open open goal for StarLink now 🤔
Popular Mechanics South Africa @popmechsa
Reported 2021-01-23 05:01:02
An impact ****ysis found that South Africa’s SKA telescope will be severely affected by Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites. The issue lies in the fact that both the satellites and telescope operate in the same spectrum. https://t.co/CRajLchD2M https://t.co/VTFU6xUSed
Justin @Lucurious_
Reported 2021-01-23 04:33:55
@elonmusk Will starlink be available in Guyana, South America or in that area, we got really bad internet down here. :/
JaFiem @FiemJa
Reported 2021-01-23 04:10:36
@Professor2234 @elonmusk Does anyone here know anything before commenting?
They deorbit in 5 years. If they explode they deorbit in 5 years. If they coldie they deorbit in 5 years. If they just stop working they deorbit in 5 years.
Starlink isnt the problem.
Rotimi Best @rotimi_best
Reported 2021-01-23 03:54:17
It's sad to hear #Alphabet is ending the Loon project. I hope @elonmusk 's #Starlink comes to the rescue, making the ISP providers in Nigeria to seat up or go out of business.
https://t.co/3eHIN3fq3a
Mokua Solomon @MokuaSolomon
Reported 2021-01-23 03:47:36
@elonmusk @elonmusk Google is shutting down their balloon(Loon) internet project here in Kenya barely a year since it launched. Do you think Starlink made the 🎈 project obsolete? And when can we expect the service here in Africa?
Rev. Olav Folland (olavf) @OlavFolland
Reported 2021-01-23 00:49:19
TBH I'm not surprised. My read on the deets is the loons are basically a LTE go-between for satellite comms and with LEO constellations (Starlink, OneWeb, etc) coming online they won't be able to compete.
https://t.co/Cpue1t8fc9
Prof राजीवः श्रीनिवासः @RajeevSrinivasa
Reported 2021-01-23 00:36:40
Shadow Warrior: #internet: google #projectloon shut down, but elon musk persists with #starlink https://t.co/cD44Gs4HY2
Bijan Jamshidi @BijanJamshidi
Reported 2021-01-23 00:12:29
Hey @elonmusk, when are you bringing Starlink to the DC area? @Xfinity started doing Data limits and charge you for overages. I’m impatiently waiting to switch, even if I go from my current Gigabit to 100/100 up/down.
Curt Schleibaum @curt_truc
Reported 2021-01-22 22:25:51
It was fun to follow while it lasted. Onward and upward to Starlink...
Chris Rauschnot #CES2021 @24k
Reported 2021-01-22 22:08:24
@VegasBiLL @TechCrunch The shutting down of Loon 🎈 makes sense now that @SpaceX’s Starlink satellites 🛰 are online. The research they did will be helpful in the future though.
Othell Yarwyck @bigbrovar
Reported 2021-01-22 21:58:01
@EmekaOkoye @afalli Always. My issue with starlink is it is proprietary. I do see use case in Nigeria and other places where internet has the potential to be controlled. But again that is a very niche use case.
TeraDex @TeraDexArts
Reported 2021-01-22 21:52:18
@61Repeated In starlink he has hugee Eyebrows, where He looks less menacing than Smash
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Anndd Yeahh Maybe my Drawings translate a little bit to making him adorable sometimes xD hope that's not a problem!(:💖🐺✨ THANKS DUDE!
Daniel Fischer @cosmos4u
Reported 2021-01-22 21:08:52
@astronomydave @JohnBarentine @mars_stu You can also check the opinions voiced about megaconstellations prior to Starlink launch zero: Google "megaconstellations astronomy" and restrict the search until 2018 only. NOT ONE astronomers' warning appears, only the collision issue: https://t.co/XOCAdrzdR0 is a typical hit.
Daniel Fischer @cosmos4u
Reported 2021-01-22 21:04:55
@astronomydave @JohnBarentine @mars_stu You can also check the opinions voiced about megaconstellations prior to Starlink launch zero: Google "megaconstellations astronoy" and restrict the search until 2018. NOT ONE astronomers' warning, only the collision issue: https://t.co/bW7mGYxq6t is a typical hit.
Dhanavaradhan @Dhanavaradhan1
Reported 2021-01-22 21:04:24
@AustinTeslaClub @elonmusk @arstechnica @SciGuySpace Let's hope , because no one had thoughts about sending astronauts to outer space by a private company's vehicle . But what I'm concerned is after starlink other space program flights will be narrowed down by specific launch pad location and timing. @AustinTeslaClub @elonmusk
GALATIANS 5:1 @Patriot192
Reported 2021-01-22 20:13:27
Starlink killin ya @Google ?
Nonexistent #BLM @Nonexistennt
Reported 2021-01-22 20:12:20
@rdrimmel @Astro_Jonny Well, for astronomers its bad. The more satellites there are the more they show up in imaging down here. Starlink ones have already caused problems by reflecting too much light.
someone @3xKevlar
Reported 2021-01-22 19:03:49
@elonmusk I have a question.
How does the StarLink Project tackle the issue of a potential m*** collision of the satellites followed by the chain reaction of hitting further 3rd party satellites and thereby potentially preventing any further spaceflights?
Manic Bipolar Junction Transistor @ManicBJT
Reported 2021-01-22 18:36:00
@elonmusk @elonmusk, I encourage you to send some of your best manufacturing/process engineers at Tesla over to Starlink ASAP. The lack of DFSS, 8D Problem Solving, or other continuous improvement methodologies was alarming!
Hand soldering NG parts from the line, no do***entation? *gasp*!
Luke Cresante @LukeCres7
Reported 2021-01-22 18:34:44
RIP to noble/novel idea.
Fortunately, the work of satellite internet providers (Starry, Starlink) has been incredible and leaves plenty of hope for rural communities. How timely is the question.
Cutez Brayz @climaxnewsroom
Reported 2021-01-22 18:33:48
SyrupCast 230: Navdeep Bains steps down, the Netflix Tax and Starlink’s Canadian beta https://t.co/fxTlvEAjSw
I1L4L4 @Marie77613935
Reported 2021-01-22 18:15:27
@shot_gangster Think about ✋Geesh in Ch yyyn aaa
Think about the nanochips
Think about who owes Ch yyy n aaa $1.6 Billion while praising their workers and putting down American workers
Think about Starlink & Neuralink
The Pied Piper of AI - he is all smoke & mirrors-do not be fooled
Matty💫🚀 @MattJoIsHere
Reported 2021-01-22 17:53:20
@S_Dalsgaard_B @PrintItDigitaly @business Paying for starship was a m***ive issue, luckily with the success of spacex and starlink that problem is less of one. Honestly I'm just excited to watch starship. This could very well be carrying the first astronauts to Mars!
Newsupdated.in @Newsupdated_in
Reported 2021-01-22 17:28:53
SyrupCast 230: Navdeep Bains steps down, the Netflix Tax and Starlink’s Canadian beta https://t.co/58GTFJCuhE
MobileSyrup @MobileSyrup
Reported 2021-01-22 17:18:57
SyrupCast 230: Navdeep Bains steps down, the Netflix Tax and Starlink’s Canadian beta https://t.co/ps5LsgRy5i https://t.co/2u6PZ0y72k
Mark Wagner, Ph.D. @markwagner
Reported 2021-01-22 17:06:38
Ah, I'm sorry to see this. The Loon story was an inspirational one to me. I suspect Starlink impacted this decision too... kind of like when cell towers leap frogged laying cable in developing nations.
https://t.co/qxRdw1yrm7
James @James45702006
Reported 2021-01-22 15:50:52
Alphabet shuts down Loon internet balloon company.
starlink works!!!
Jim Cashel @cashel
Reported 2021-01-22 14:46:23
@catherinecheney @stevesong @coelhoosvaldo3 @benliquidkenya @apisanty @JohnDGarrity @chrisfabian @techladylaura Yes - sorry to see this. The "next three billion" problem for broadband is hard. Traditional technologies make limited progress. New technologies from some of the most powerful companies on the planet aren't making it.
The shortest path at this point is #Starlink .
Mark Slingsby @markslingsby
Reported 2021-01-22 14:28:38
Can’t say I’m surprised. Loon was just a bit looney. cheap mobile data, #ftth and #starlink will deliver.
🧤🧣Peppermint Bark🧣🧤 @LukeWilczak
Reported 2021-01-22 14:27:01
@EmberFoxie @SpaceXStarlink I thought that photo was a ghostly bird beak floating down from the heavens at first
Mark Cosby @TheMarkCosby
Reported 2021-01-22 12:55:33
@elonmusk Help.....I desperately need Starlink please!! I’m a key worker with broadband down and a long wait to be fixed. Please help me!!! In the UK
Sherkhan @sherkhantx
Reported 2021-01-22 12:47:28
@bgurley @trengriffin I think #Starlink solved the problem before loon did. I’m not sure there’s much more than that. 🤔
jael @lowiiboyyy
Reported 2021-01-22 12:44:28
Elon Musk's SpaceX just launched Falcon 9 wc carries the Starlink satellite w/ an effort to launch thousands of small sats, all of wc will be in low Earth orbit, the goal is to be able to transmit fast internet signals down to Earth.
wow, see the power of building urself first.
Matthew Ellis @hettie_w_small
Reported 2021-01-22 12:32:53
@D***kelett @nextspaceflight I was just thinking Starlink sats - if you can get 60 on an F9, how many can Starship carry - 240+? As to cube sats, imagine a swarm for some sort of scientific measurement - maybe a thousand or more (could be built on a production line hence bringing down per-unit costs a lot).
Peter King @peterk2809
Reported 2021-01-22 12:09:51
@northwaleslive Your all dam liars..
#Scamdemic #4thIndustrialRevolution #spycops #BuildBackBetter #covidlies #GreatReset #nanobot #starlink #nuralink #QuantumFinancialSystem
#howtoliewithstatistics
#MediaPropaganda
Not my tyrannical government not my Fing problem ✌️ https://t.co/0yUKsahCNM
Cyberdyne Vulpine #BLM @EmberFoxie
Reported 2021-01-22 11:59:10
I'm guessing @SpaceXStarlink... Popped that balloon. 😏👉👉
https://t.co/AxHP3pStQx
Cryptz0r @cryptzornft
Reported 2021-01-22 11:49:48
Imagine you are 1 Week without Internet because of a broken Cable. Would be nice if i had a #Starlink. Feel free to help me out @elonmusk or contact me , #Starlink is the future we are all waiting for 🚀🚀🚀
Jay Shah @j4shah
Reported 2021-01-22 11:48:59
@jrodgers @tron Going to take a truly disruptive approach to fix this. In***bents had their chance and have proven to have failed, despite enormous gov't subsides. I welcome our Starlink overlord satellites (to solve for low density areas that have been most challenging)
https://t.co/ZAm3AtLs0H
Dillon @SpaceTales
Reported 2021-01-22 11:32:19
@SiriusAstro Dude, if I had the means to do it I would be trying to create all kinds of crazy inventions for arising problems, too. Some of them bomb. Not everything is a home run. I don't like how starlink reflects light & ruins the sky, but I'm not totally against it. Hopefully, they fix it