Description
Radio astronomy is seeing an exponential increase of satellites in LEO, producing strong signals to communicate with Earth and also unintentional electromagnetic radiation (UEMR) as noise produced by the electronics onboard. These are two distinct effects that need careful consideration: intentional transmissions from satellites are well regulated through the International Telecommunication Union, UEMR is a new effect that lacks an international recognition in the regulatory framework.
This talk will explore these two effects and in particular the existing regulatory framework for intentional emissions. I will then discuss the steps being undertaken to protect the Radio Astronomy Service (RAS) at the ITU towards the World Radiocommunication Conference and the technique of boresight avoidance as a collaboration with satellite operators.
