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SpaceX will use sun visors to darken future Starlink satellites

April 30, 2020/

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SpaceX has announced that it will mount a sun visor on each of its Starlink satellites and have them perform controlled maneuvers, to make them less visible to members of the astronomy community making detailed observations of the night sky. SpaceX has already launched over 400 satellites to bolster a constellation that could one day provide global broadband internet access.

 

By Anthony Wood


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