澳大利亚科廷大学研究团队发现Starlink卫星存在严重的无意电磁泄漏，对射电天文观测构成重大威胁1。该团队在29天内分析了约7600万张射电图像，检测到来自1806颗Starlink卫星的112,534次单独无线电发射1。这些泄漏信号的强度比早期宇宙氢信号强约10,000倍1，导致部分频率的30%图像受到干扰1。
科廷大学的Steven Tingay表示，Starlink泄漏强度"与天空中最亮的自然射电源相当"1。发现的泄漏落在国际电信联盟保护的射电天文频段内，具体包括73–74.6 MHz和150.05–153 MHz两个频段1。现有国际框架对无意泄漏的监管处于法律灰色地带1。SpaceX表示对未来硬件改进持开放态度1。
Astronomers have identified serious unintended electromagnetic leakage from Starlink satellites that jeopardizes radio astronomy observations. A research team at Curtin University in Australia analyzed approximately 76 million radio images over 29 days and detected 112,534 individual radio emissions from 1,806 Starlink satellites 1. The strength of these leaked signals reaches approximately 10⁶ Jy/beam, roughly 10,000 times stronger than the early universe hydrogen signals that the Square Kilometre Array (SKA-Low) needs to detect 1. As a result, about 30 percent of images at certain frequencies contain Starlink interference 1.
The leaked signals fall within two International Telecommunication Union-protected radio astronomy frequency bands: 73–74.6 MHz and 150.05–153 MHz 1. Steven Tingay from Curtin University remarked that the Starlink leakage intensity is "comparable to the brightest natural radio sources in the sky" 1. The Starlink constellation now comprises more than 6,000 satellites 1. These unintended emissions exist in a legal gray area under current international frameworks, which lack clear regulatory mechanisms for accidental signal leakage 1. SpaceX has indicated openness to hardware improvements in the future to address the issue 1.
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