The Hubble Space Telescope may be rendered useless by the ever-increasing amount of satellites.
. “Satellite streaks do not currently pose a significant threat to Hubble’s science efficiency and data analysis.”The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 and has revolutionized humanity’s understanding of the cosmos as well as delivering iconic images such as theIn the 33 intervening years, thousands of satellites have been launched into orbit and most of them live 10 miles above Hubble; with the telescope residing roughly 335 miles above Earth’s surface.
They found that from 2009 to 2020, satellite streaks affected 3.7 percent of Hubble’s images. But in 2021, that number jumped to 5.9 percent — an increase that corresponds with the rise of Starlink.
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