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Note that some Starlink satellites may actually be Starshield satellites. SpaceX and the Department of Defense are being very secretive about Starshield.
by bryanlarsen 3y ago
Note that some Starlink satellites may actually be Starshield satellites. SpaceX and the Department of Defense are being very secretive about Starshield.
- foxyv 3y agoI would not be surprised if there was no difference between the two. That is, at a moments notice, every single recent Starlink satellite has the capability to become a Starshield node with a single software deployment. It makes a lot of sense to just modify their existing design to be able to support both networks.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoIt's a good theory. I think Starshield has SAR, and SAR is a pretty big piece to leave unactivated in all Starlinks. But they could be doing that.
- inemesitaffia 3y agoI believe there's SAR hardware on all v2mini sats period thanks to the thug shaker links
- foxyv 3y agoGood point! But I still wouldn't be surprised if they did it anyways. They may even get paid to do so.
- inemesitaffia 3y agoHow about free sats?
- inemesitaffia 3y agoMy suspicion is the Internet is a cover for SAR. Like the recently completed cable from Oman to Australia that's just a cover for getting Internet to Diego Garcia