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Huge new satellite outshines nearly every star in the sky (www.nature.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They probably threaten some space telescopes, too. The Starlink satellites are a little higher than Hubble. I would imagine they might take up a decent amount of field of view to Hubble, by being closer.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They are at almost the same altitude, 540 km vs 550 km. There is probably almost never a starlink sat in view for the Hubble, they would need top be right on to of each other, the satellite would pass by at a very high speed and you wouldn't see another for days.