A complete analysis on the effects of a high altitude nuclear explosion on satellites: apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA…

Some interesting admissions and projections by Curvalux's Tom Choi (linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…) who referrred to himself as 'the most vocal opponent of OneWeb' (and other LEOs) now saying 'the real LEO broadband explosion will take place when everyone will be able to participate'.

US government could help fund Intelsat’s MEO plans spacenews.com/us-government-…

From 'mega-constellation apocalypse' to 'nothing but pure excitement:' The (sort of) capitulation of Tom Choi. spaceintelreport.com/from-mega-cons…

Starlink Aviation is based on a standard HP rev (known fact) with additional heating. But why the actuated version and not flat/special rev?
Also, we can see 3 standard gen2 routers in mesh mode. Honestly, this is not what I expected.
The user account seems similar to non-avia.

.@Amazon CEO Andy Jassy in April 11 letter to shareholders on progress of Project Kuiper broadband constellation. First production sats launch this year.

This misses the key way in which SpaceX shows “profitability” and cash flow breakeven: the stock-based compensation which is at least half of total comp and is realized through secondary offerings exceeding $2B per year

Bloomberg report claims Starlink has — at times — lost 100s of dollars on each of the millions of ground terminals it ships, casting doubt on claims by Elon Musk and the company’s top brass that the business is in “profitable territory.”
finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk…

EU 🇪🇺 DG DEFIS #StrongerTogether #Iris2 constellation contract and proposed EU Space Law, both behind schedule, may slip to autumn as European Parliament elections put things on hold. European Space Agency CNES SES Eutelsat Group Hispasat Airbus Space. spaceintelreport.com/iris2-constell…

Starlink now has 2.7 million customers, which is up from 2.2 million in December. 

'Customers' is not the same as 'subscribers,' but technically that's considered 'a lot' of customers for a satellite broadband service.

10,000 Starlink inter-satellite laser links in operation.

When did Starlink update their logo on X and what does it show? The VΛST Haven-1 space station's transfer orbit and its final orbit?

As expected Starlink is getting into the in-orbit relay business...

BREAKING:

After the free speech row with Musk, the Brazilian government wants out of the contract with Starlink, which was to bring internet access to Brazilians living in isolated regions such as the Amazon.

The announcement was made by the Secom Minister.

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'China also has ambitious plans to enhance BeiDou’s accuracy, security and reliability even further, in part by launching low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellations and by implementing new inertial sensors and future technologies like quantum navigation.'
spacenews.com/america-losing…

Natural Science & History Massimo Over 10.000 space lasers in operation

SDA is seeking #industry input for optical communications waveforms for future generations of the #PWSA . Send feedback by April 18, 2024. RFI will inform SDA's Tranche 3 Transport Layer planning: sam.gov/opp/7932b94e99…

#sempercitius #Space #defense #satellites #PWSA

Up next, targeting this evening for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from California, including six with Direct to Cell capabilities → spacex.com/launches

After jamming, let's look at another way to degrade satellite constellations: directed energy weapons
satelliteobservation.net/2024/04/02/cou…

We're supporting the disaster relief efforts in Taiwan with our partners ChunghwaTelecom and Kymeta Corporation using LEO connectivity ⛑️

Below is a rescue mobile vehicle in Hualien which is connecting first responders on site and allowing them to report back to their response centre.

Video from colleagues (sorry for the vertical format).
This is a brand new Starlink HP ($3000). One of the beamformer ICs is missing! Also, no thermal gunk on the top row. It has never been opened before.
Hey Starlink, how did it pass the tests on the production line?