According to SpaceX engineers, this feature allows users to program the Starlink terminal to shut down for the night. It will also enable the device to turn on automatically in the morning.
This is expected not only to reduce energy consumption, but also to prevent snow from accumulating on the satellite antenna in winter. Meanwhile, the new feature is part of Starlink’s efforts to make its services more environmentally friendly.
Recall that Vladimir Surdin, a researcher at the Sternberg State Institute of Astronomy, said not so long ago that SpaceX space Internet satellites corrupted radio observation data.
Source: Ferra
