Swedish startup unveils #Starlink alternative that #Musk can’t switch off. The RU1 delivers sovereign #communications for #military, #disaster relief, and #industrial operations #communications #satellite #publicsafetyhttps://thenextweb.com/news/swedish-starlink-alternative-ru1-military-communications

Starlink tries to block Virginia’s plan to bring fiber Internet to residents

Starlink operator SpaceX is fighting Virginia's plan to deploy fiber Internet service to residents, claiming that federal grant money should be given to Starlink instead. SpaceX is already in line to win over $3 million in grant money in the state but is seeking $60 million.

#Virgina #starlink #spacex #internet #fiber #technology #tech

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-tries-to-block-virginias-plan-to-bring-fiber-internet-to-residents/

Starlink satellite emissions interfere with #radio #astronomy.

The largest-ever survey of low-frequency radio emissions from satellites has detected emissions from the #Starlink satellite “mega-constellation” across scientifically important low-frequency bands, including some that are protected for radio astronomy by international regulations.

These emissions, which come from onboard electronics and are not intentional transmissions, could mask the weak radio-wave signals that astronomers seek to detect.

As well as being damaging for radio astronomy, the researchers who conducted the survey say their findings highlight the need for new regulations that cover unintended transmissions, not just deliberate ones.

https://physicsworld.com/a/starlink-satellite-emissions-interfere-with-radio-astronomy/

Starlink satellite emissions interfere with #radio #astronomy.

The largest-ever survey of low-frequency radio emissions from satellites has detected emissions from the #Starlink satellite “mega-constellation” across scientifically important low-frequency bands, including some that are protected for radio astronomy by international regulations.

These emissions, which come from onboard electronics and are not intentional transmissions, could mask the weak radio-wave signals that astronomers seek to detect.

As well as being damaging for radio astronomy, the researchers who conducted the survey say their findings highlight the need for new regulations that cover unintended transmissions, not just deliberate ones.

https://physicsworld.com/a/starlink-satellite-emissions-interfere-with-radio-astronomy/

Swedish startup unveils #Starlink alternative that #Musk can’t switch off. The RU1 delivers sovereign #communications for #military, #disaster relief, and #industrial operations #communications #satellite #publicsafetyhttps://thenextweb.com/news/swedish-starlink-alternative-ru1-military-communications

Starlink tries to block Virginia’s plan to bring fiber Internet to residents

Starlink operator SpaceX is fighting Virginia's plan to deploy fiber Internet service to residents, claiming that federal grant money should be given to Starlink instead. SpaceX is already in line to win over $3 million in grant money in the state but is seeking $60 million.

#Virgina #starlink #spacex #internet #fiber #technology #tech

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-tries-to-block-virginias-plan-to-bring-fiber-internet-to-residents/

Kyiv-based Stetman employs 140 technicians and other staff members to repair or upgrade Starlink equipment and provide alternatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/world/starlink-musk-network-ukraine-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #elonmusk #starlink #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy

„to neutralise Elon Musk's Starlink satellites“
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-china-spacex-satellites-b2799380.html

[DE] https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/internationale-politik/id_100850848/china-will-offenbar-starlink-zerstoeren-berichte-planen-mit-angriffslasern.html

I satelliti stanno silenziando l'universo: oltre 112.000 emissioni radio provenienti da 1.806 satelliti Starlink, con fino al 30% di alcuni set di dati che mostravano interferenze

Immaginate di dover ascoltare una conversazione sussurrata mentre vi trovate accanto a un cantiere edile. È essenzialmente ciò che i radioastronomi si trovano ad affrontare oggi, mentre migliaia di satelliti Internet invadono l'orbita terrestre, disturbando accidentalmente i deboli segnali utilizzati per svelare i segreti dell'universo. Uno studio rivoluzionario della Curtin University rivela che la ricerca di connettività globale sta creando un ostacolo inaspettato alle nostre più grandi scoperte scientifiche, dalla comprensione della materia oscura alla verifica delle teorie di Einstein.

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-satellites-are-silencing-the-universe

@astronomia

#astronomia #starlink #satelliti

We all suspected it, now it’s confirmed.

#Musk ordered shutdown of #Starlink satellite service as #Ukraine retook territory from #Russia

A previously unreported order by #ElonMusk to cut satellite #communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's order & its implications for countries increasingly reliant on his Starlink internet service.

#power #corruption #oligarchy
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/musk-ordered-shutdown-starlink-satellite-service-ukraine-retook-territory-russia-2025-07-25/

But #Musk’s order, which hasn’t previously been reported, is the first known instance of the billionaire actively [& personally] shutting off #Starlink coverage over a battlefield during the conflict. The decision shocked some Starlink employees & effectively reshaped the front line of the fighting, enabling #Musk to take “the outcome of a war into his own hands,” another one of the three people said.

#power #corruption #oligarchy

During a pivotal push by #Ukraine to retake territory from #Russia in late Sept 2022, #ElonMusk gave an order that disrupted the counteroffensive & dented Kyiv’s trust in #Starlink, the satellite internet service Musk provided to help Ukraine’s military maintain battlefield connectivity.

Acc/to 3 people familiar with the command, #Musk told a senior engineer at the California offices of #SpaceX to cut coverage in areas including #Kherson, a strategic region north of the #BlackSea.

Upon #Musk’s order, #Ukraine troops suddenly faced a #communications #blackout, acc/to a Ukrainian military official, an advisor to the armed forces, & 2 others who experienced #Starlink failure near the front lines. Soldiers panicked, drones surveilling #Russia forces went dark, & long-range artillery units, reliant on Starlink to aim their fire, struggled to hit targets.

#power #corruption #oligarchy

“We have to do this,” Michael Nicolls, the #Starlink engineer, told colleagues upon receiving the order from #Musk, one of these people said. Staffers complied, the 3 people told Reuters, deactivating at least a hundred Starlink terminals, their hexagon-shaped cells going dark on an internal map of the company’s coverage. The move also affected other areas seized by #Russia, including some of #Donetsk province further east.

#power #corruption #oligarchy