[mlindner]

> It looks like the main problem is not the amount of data lost but amount of extra manual work this situation causes. I assume Starlink tracks and knows where their satellites are, so why don't they just provide data feed to trusted third parties who might be affected by their satellites? That way researchers could automatically classify these trails.

The information on where Starlink is is already publicly available through the US government. Anyone who wants to know where the satellites are can view the live positions at any time.

[jcims]

There have been quite a few folks build websites based on this data to show realtime state of the constellation:

https://satellitemap.space/

https://starlink.sx/