Now that the snow is hitting parts of the United States, Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Network to provide internet access a new problem arose: the cats.
This is what Aaron Taylor seems to have discovered, which he posted on Twitter a few days ago a photo of five cats snuggling up to their $500 heated satellite dish.
The post quickly went viral, garnering over 190,000 likes and 26,000 retweets so far.
“Starlink works great until the cats discover that the satellite dish gives off a little heat on cold days”, write in a tweet.
Starlink works great until cats discover that the dish gives off a little heat on cold days. pic.twitter.com/uyH3Kbqrie
— Aaron Taylor (@Tippen22) December 31, 2021
Starlink is a satellite internet service created by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. It currently has more than 1,600 satellites orbiting in space, with permission from US authorities to launch up to 12,000.
Starlink satellite dishes have a heating function to melt snow, which could be why cats are attracted to them. Engineers created this feature to prevent snow from interfering with the signal.
On Twitter, Taylor says that the five cats crammed into its antenna interrupt the video stream and “delay everything”.
Yes, it stops streaming movies. It doesn’t turn it off completely, but it definitely slows everything down.
— Aaron Taylor (@Tippen22) January 1, 2022
Other Twitter users responded to Taylor’s post, including Nico Thirion, who public a picture of a bird on the satellite dish. “Different species, same problem,” he wrote.
But animals aren’t Starlink’s only concern. The company made headlines in December after two Starlink satellites were about to collide with China’s Tiangong space station, prompting China to accuse the United States of “ignoring international treaty obligations and engaging in irresponsible and unsafe conduct in outer space.”