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astronomysatellites

Starlink interference alert system

Develop a SaaS that predicts when satellite transmissions will disrupt ground-based radio observations. Astronomy facilities would pay for scheduled observation protection.

Why now

The astronomy community urgently needs mitigation tools as SpaceX's constellation grows to tens of thousands of satellites.

Who for
Radio astronomy facilities
Business model
Enterprise contracts
Effort
A few months

Radio telescopes lose millions in observation time when satellite noise contaminates critical frequency bands.

A dashboard combining public satellite trajectories with facility locations and observation schedules, providing advance interference warnings and clean windows.

MVP: Email alert system for five major observatories using basic orbital mechanics.

Risk: SpaceX may not cooperate with providing transmission specs.

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