low-Earth orbit

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Starlink and astronomy

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Op-eds Scicomm Blue Origin Cerro Tololo Elon Musk Facebook Athena Federal Aviation Administration Federal Communications Commission geosynchronous orbit International Astronomical Union International Telecommunications Union Iridium constellation Jeff Bezos low-cost internet low-Earth orbit OneWeb satellite constellation SpaceX Starlink Starlink mega-constellation VLEO

SpaceX's Starlink constellation is currently a network of 120+ satellites and which, in the next decade, will expand to 10,000+ to provide low-cost internet from space around the world. Astronomer…

Is it so blasphemous to think ISRO ought not to be compared to other space agencies?

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Uncategorized Antrix Ariane 5 Arianespace Brahm Prakash Falcon 9 Falcon Heavy geostationary transfer orbit GSAT GSLV INSAT ISRO low-Earth orbit medium-lift launch vehicle Merlin 1D NYT PSLV reusable launch vehicle Roscosmos SCE-200 SpaceX Sun-synchronous orbit telecommunication satellites TOI UR Rao

Is it so hard to consider the possibility that we might get a better sense of ISRO's activities if we did not keep comparing it to those of other space agencies?…