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1. be made available as soon as possible.
2. If the satellite constellations are deployed as planned we find that no software solution can fully mitigate the impact on astronomical observations. The problems with spectroscopic observations are particularly hard to solve. It is likely that many ground-based observatories around the world will be forced to make a significant investment in hardware such as auxiliary spotting cameras or other solutions to deal with the problem of satellite streaks. However, the effects of satellite constellations on a given observatory will depend on specifics such as aperture, etendue, pixel size, observing strategy, and other factors; for some the impact will be small and mitigations will not be required, while for others the impact will be serious. Each observatory will need to make its own assessment.