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Megaconstellations of thousands to tens of thousands of artificial satellites (satcons) are rapidly being developed and launched. These satcons will have negative consequences for observational astronomy research, and are poised to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-05 S. M. Lawler , A. C. Boley , H. Rein

Global communications have undergone a paradigm shift with the rapid expansion of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, offering a new space era of reduced latency and ubiquitous, high-speed broadband internet access. However, the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-22 Flor Ortiz , Eva Lagunas , Almoatssimbillah Saifaldawla , Mahdis Jalali , Luis Emiliani , Symeon Chatzinotas

Large constellations of artificial satellites are beginning to interfere with astronomical observing. Visual magnitude measurements of these spacecraft are useful for monitoring and characterizing their brightness. This paper describes the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-14 Anthony Mallama

Space observatories are having major impacts on our knowledge of the Universe, from the Solar neighborhood to the cosmological background, opening many new windows out of reach to ground-based observatories. Celestial objects emit all over…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-18 Catherine Turon

The co-existence of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) is essential for achieving global coverage in sixth-generation cellular networks. Due to increasing spectrum demand, there is discussion in the world level to share some…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-06 Lingrui Zhang , Zheng Li , Sheng Yang

Many satellite operators are planning to deploy NGSO systems for broadband communication services in the Ku-, Ka-, and V-band, where some of them have already launched. Consequently, new challenges are expected for inter-system satellite…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-09-12 Christophe Braun , Andra M. Voicu , Ljiljana Simić , Petri Mähönen

The impact of mega-constellations of satellites in low-Earth orbit during nighttime optical observations is assessed. Orbital geometry is used to calculate the impact of stellar occultations by satellites on the photometry of individual…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-09 Paul J. Groot

This paper proposes the transmission of beacon signals to alert potential interferers of an ongoing or impending passive sensing measurement. We focus on the interference from Low-Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites to a radio-telescope. We…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-21 Cuneyd Ozturk , Randall A. Berry , Dongning Guo , Michael L. Honig , Frank D. Lind

I discuss the current low Earth orbit artificial satellite population and show that the proposed `megaconstellation' of circa 12,000 Starlink internet satellites would dominate the lower part of Earth orbit, below 600 km, with a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-15 Jonathan C. McDowell

The sky observed by space telescopes in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) can be dominated by stray light from multiple sources including the Earth, Sun and Moon. This stray light presents a significant challenge to missions that aim to make a secure…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-27 Sarah E. Caddy , Lee R. Spitler , Simon C. Ellis

Radio astronomy is a specialised area of astronomy that examines the radio emissions from astronomical bodies within the electromagnetic spectrum's radio range. As radio telescopes have become increasingly sensitive due to technological…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-21 Isaac Sihlangu , Nadeem Oozeer

High-contrast observations in optical and infrared astronomy are defined as any observation requiring a technique to reveal a celestial object of interest that is in such close angular proximity to another source brighter by a factor of at…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-15 Ben R. Oppenheimer , Sasha Hinkley

Large LEO satellite constellations (or so-called Mega-constellations) will significantly change the view of the sky in some radio frequency bands. For VGOS telescopes it is important to understand the potential impact these constellations…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-11 Federico Di Vruno , Vincenza Tornatore

Radio astronomy is facing critical challenges due to an ever-increasing human-made signal density filling up the radio spectrum. With the rise of satellites, mobile networks, and other wireless technologies, radio telescopes are struggling…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-24 Kaushal D. Buch , Thushara Gunaratne , Gregory Hellbourg , Cedric Viou , Benjamin Winkel

This study evaluates the effect of proposed constellations -- ranging from current deployments to mega-constellations and very bright reflector concepts -- on direct trail losses, diffuse background, and scattered sky brightness. We use a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-13 Olivier R. Hainaut

This report first describes the status quo regarding the emerging deployment of very large groups of low-Earth-orbit satellites in the late 2010s, the concerns raised by the international astronomy community, and steps the community took to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-07 John C. Barentine , Jessica Heim

Holography is 3D imaging which can record intensity and phase at the same time. The importance of construct hologram is holographic recording and wavefront reconstruction. It is surprised that holography be discovered in study interstellar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-02 Jiang Dong

Satellites in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) provide a number of commercial, government, and military services around the world, offering everything from surveillance and monitoring to video calls and internet access. However a dramatic lowering…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-04-29 Frederick Rawlins , Richard Baker , Ivan Martinovic

Spectrum monitoring and interference detection are crucial for the satellite service performance and the revenue of SatCom operators. Interference is one of the major causes of service degradation and deficient operational efficiency.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-11 Lissy Pellaco , Nirankar Singh , Joakim Jaldén

The rising population of artificial satellites and associated debris in low-altitude orbits is increasing the overall brightness of the night sky, threatening ground-based astronomy as well as a diversity of stakeholders and ecosystems…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-03 John C. Barentine , Aparna Venkatesan , Jessica Heim , James Lowenthal , Miroslav Kocifaj , Salvador Bará