From Foe to Friend: The Surprising Turn of Mega Constellations in Radio Astronomy
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?
Authors
- Anant Sahai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9263-7719)
- Joshua Sanz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6455-9936)
- Ali Abedi
- Mariya Zheleva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2333-0075)
Institutions
- Berkeley College (US)
- University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3696348.3696863
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33