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Current Status - Orbital Space • May 29th 2024 - 547,267 ITU/FCC applications • 81% of all active satellites launched in the last four years • 60% of all active satellites are Starlinks • NSF Coordination Agreements: SpaceX (Jan 2023), OneWeb (Apr 2023) • SATCON2 recommendations (2021) not yet met; new uses (direct to cell) with significant impacts. Decadal survey recommendations (Astro2020) not met. • UN COPUOS: Dark and Quiet Skies agenda item; ITU WRC-27 agenda items 1.15-1.18: IAU CPS Call to Protect Astronomy

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Current Status - Orbital Space • May 29th 2024 - 547,267 ITU/FCC applications • 81% of all active satellites launched in the last four years • 60% of all active satellites are Starlinks • NSF Coordination Agreements: SpaceX (Jan 2023), OneWeb (Apr 2023) • SATCON2 recommendations (2021) not yet met; new uses (direct to cell) with significant impacts. Decadal survey recommendations (Astro2020) not met. • UN COPUOS: Dark and Quiet Skies agenda item; ITU WRC-27 agenda items 1.15-1.18: IAU CPS Call to Protect Astronomy
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Kelly Lepo (kellylepo@astrodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 08:38:25 JST Kelly Lepo

Day 2 of #AAS244
First plenary: Dark and Quiet Skies for the Future of Astronomy and of the Space Environment, Aparna Venkatesan and Teznie Pugh, AAS Committee to Protect Astronomy and the Space Environment (COMPASSE).
The committee is trying to reduce the impacts of artificial light, EM interference, and satellite constellations.
The news is depressing. I will impact more than just astronomers: cultural sky traditions, environmental degradation, astrotourism, amateur astronomers, and more.

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