SpaceX’s Starlink Design Change To Reduce Brightness; 2nd-Gen Satellites To Use Three Light Mitigations – Tech Times

SpaceX's Starlink will soon have major design changes as part of the independent aerospace agency's efforts to mitigate its satellites' brightness.

Ever since Elon Musk announced that he plans to create a giant artificial constellation consisting of thousands of Starlink cube sats, experts have shared their concerns.

Astronomers, astrologers, and other researchers studying the night sky said that they are worried that the satellites will reflect too much light, preventing them from observing important space objects.

Now, SpaceX announced three solutions it would use to mitigate Starlink's brightness.

According toPC Mag's latest report, the independent space company is now working on several enhancements for its Starlink cube satellites.

(Photo : Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, speaks during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention CenterMarch 9, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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SpaceX shared its exact plans via its official "Brightness Mitigation Best Practices for Satellite Operators" document.

These include the following:

Before the space agency announced its three new brightness mitigation plans, SpaceX had already tried various methods to reduce the reflected light of its Starlink satellites.

One of these is using a sun visor to block the Sun's incoming light. However, this component also affects the laser links of Starlink satellites.

Because of this, SpaceX decided to remove the Starlink sun virus. If you want to learn more about the recent efforts made by SpaceX to lessen Starlink's brightness, you can click thislink.

Recently, experts claimed thatSpaceX Starlinkcould allow the United States to dominate cyberspace.

On the other hand,SpaceX Starlink helped Ukraineusers, allowing hundreds of thousands of residents to have an internet connection.

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