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@decembr14@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp last week

I’ve spent a significant part of my professional life in the satellite industry, and in recent years I’ve been increasingly troubled by the explosion in development and deployment of large constellations of small satellites in low earth orbit (LEO). This excellent (long read) article sets out all the reasons why, especially the effects on launch capacity, frequency spectrum regulation, and avoidance of physical and electronic interference.

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/5044/1

#Space#Satellite#LEO#SpaceX
Richard A Carter
@richardacarter@zirk.us  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

So, one week later, I heard today is indeed the final day of NOAA 15 (an automatic station in the US has only just now returned dead air).

One last APT recording, then - 19-8-2025 9.52.56.

I have packed the antenna away. Those of a more poetic disposition might care to read my final thoughts here - https://open-weather.community/archive/ow3241/

#noaa #weather #data #satellite
Richard A Carter
@richardacarter@zirk.us  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

So, one week later, I heard today is indeed the final day of NOAA 15 (an automatic station in the US has only just now returned dead air).

One last APT recording, then - 19-8-2025 9.52.56.

I have packed the antenna away. Those of a more poetic disposition might care to read my final thoughts here - https://open-weather.community/archive/ow3241/

#noaa #weather #data #satellite
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last month

…#Musk’s order was an early glimpse of the #power the magnate now wields in #geopolitics & #GlobalSecurity because of #Starlink, a fast-growing #satellite internet service that barely existed early this decade & now provides connectivity even in remote areas of the world. Even before his brief role as donor & advisor to #Trump, Starlink’s success–& the unrivaled connectivity it offers across the planet–had given Musk increasing #influence w/political leaders, governments & militaries worldwide.
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp last month
#Musk’s sway in #military affairs in Washington & beyond–through #Starlink’s dominance in #satellite #communications & #SpaceX’s clout in #space launches–has reached a dimension previously limited to #sovereign #governments, alarming some regulators & lawmakers. “Elon Musk’s current global dominance exemplifies the dangers of concentrated #power in unregulated domains,” Martha Lane Fox, a member of Britain’s upper house of parliament, said during a debate earlier this year.
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last month

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
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp last month

…#Musk’s order was an early glimpse of the #power the magnate now wields in #geopolitics & #GlobalSecurity because of #Starlink, a fast-growing #satellite internet service that barely existed early this decade & now provides connectivity even in remote areas of the world. Even before his brief role as donor & advisor to #Trump, Starlink’s success–& the unrivaled connectivity it offers across the planet–had given Musk increasing #influence w/political leaders, governments & militaries worldwide.
jbz
@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

🛰️ Major Satellite Suddenly Disappears

｢ Dubbed MethaneSAT, the $88 million spacecraft was launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket in March 2024 and was expected to collect data on the potent greenhouse gas for at least five years.

But for the past two weeks, the satellite's operators, the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, have been unable to establish contact ｣

https://futurism.com/major-satellite-suddenly-disappears

#satellite #astronomy #space #science
jbz
@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

🛰️ Major Satellite Suddenly Disappears

｢ Dubbed MethaneSAT, the $88 million spacecraft was launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket in March 2024 and was expected to collect data on the potent greenhouse gas for at least five years.

But for the past two weeks, the satellite's operators, the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, have been unable to establish contact ｣

https://futurism.com/major-satellite-suddenly-disappears

#satellite #astronomy #space #science

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Nils Wilcke
@paul_denton@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

La SNCF pourrait choisir Starlink, le vaste réseau de Musk, pour équiper ses trains de la technologie satellite face à son rival européen Eutelsat. En septembre dernier, SpaceX a déjà été sélectionné par Air France-KLM pour installer progressivement le wifi à bord de tous ses avions. Confier nos moyens de communication dans les transports à un milliardaire fascisant, une riche idée! https://www.lalettre.fr/fr/entreprises_tech-et-telecoms/2025/07/03/le-plan-d-elon-musk-pour-brancher-les-tgv-francais-sur-starlink,110472501-eve

#Politique#SNCF#Transport#Musk#Starlink#Avion#Train#TGV#Satellite