Ze včerejšího vystoupení EM na konferenci Satellite 2020:
- jsem si jistý, že satelitní síť Starlink bude mít nulový vliv na budoucí astronomické objevy
- pokud by nějaký vliv měla, podnikneme nápravná opatření
- když jsou satelity vypuštěny na nízké dráze, tak ještě nejsou zcela stabilizovány, převalují se a způsobují odrazy světla. Když jsou na finální vyšší dráze a stabilizované, nemělo by se to dít, byl bych překvapen, pokud mi někdo řekne kde všechny jsou.
- přesto pracujeme se seniorními zástupci vědecké komunity a týmy astronomů na minimalizaci možnosti odrazů
- probíhají různé experimenty v tomto ohledu, jako např. pokrytí satelitních antén černou barvou, přidaní sluneční clony a další minimalizace ovlivňování astronomických pozorování.
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Interviewer: I just want to talk about some of the design concerns that were raised by astronomers. Can you talk a little bit about how you're working with astronomers to maybe alleviate those concerns? Are you working on the design or altering it? Or are the concerns overblown? How do you feel about what has been raised?
Elon: I am confident that we will not cause any impact whatsoever in astronomical discoveries. Zero. That's my prediction. We'll take corrective action if it's above zero.
Interviewer: So you're not giving Orion a hat or anything like that? Everything's...
Elon: No. I mean, some of those people get a little excited because when the satellites are first launched, they're tumbling a little bit. So they're going to blink, because they haven't stabilized. And they're raising their orbits, so they're lower than you'd expect, and they're necessarily going to reflect in ways that is not the case when they're on orbit. Now that the satellites are on orbit, I would be impressed if somebody can actually tell me where all of them are. I've not met someone who can tell me where all of them are. Not even one person. So it can't be that big of a deal.
But to be clear, we are actually working with senior members of the science community and a team of astronomers to minimize the potential for reflection of the satellites. So you know, we're running a bunch of experiments to just, you know, paint the phased array antenna black instead of white, and we're working on a sunshade. Because there are certain angles that, if the sun gets just right, and there's not like, a little sunshade, we're not talking about a lot here, then you can get a reflection. And so we're launching a sunshade. Changing the color of the satellites, and otherwise minimizing the potential for any impact. Even aesthetically, there should not be an impact, I think.
