“Analysis shows nearly a 60% reduction in Vera Rubin Observatory images containing an illuminated satellite when operating ... satellites at the 350km orbits in coordination with NASA through ...

SpaceX is working to make its satellites less of a nuisance to astronomers by testing out ways to stop Starlink from showing up in images of the ... Lower orbits could “be beneficial to ground ...

Astronomers didn’t worry much about satellites photobombing Rubin’s images when they started ... draws on a public database of satellite orbits, fed by information from observers and companies ...

Getty Images The International Space ... task to do from space," says Tim Farrar, a satellite communications expert in California. "These lower [orbits] could enable a direct-to-cell constellation." ...

These orbits are categorized as low Earth orbits ... This is useful for consistent lighting in satellite imagery, aiding in long-term environmental monitoring and weather prediction.

Most commercial satellite imagery, of the sort offered by firms ... in the forces the satellite experiences. Objects in low orbits also move faster than those in high ones. That complicates ...

"Satellite imagery is our first line of defense against ... NASA's International Space Station, which orbits Earth from around 250 miles high, also routinely captures imagery of tropical storms ...