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They would exfiltrate any secret technology first, then do their best to burn the whole network. Potentially you could burn the constellation with reentry.

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JumpCrisscross 1y ago
> Potentially you could burn the constellation with reentry Just put them into a spin with a strong propellant burn while compromising ground stations. Even if the fleet recovers, its lifespan will have been significantly reduced by the propellant expenditure.
- m4rtink 1y ago
  Spin would be indeed the most problematic, but the Starlink satellites only have krypton hall thrusters. Very efficient but also very low thrust - you you could not actually significantly waste fuel this way even if you wanted to.
codedokode 1y ago
Is there any secret technology in Starlink that is not taught in Russian Universities and not described in Soviet scientific works?
- newsclues 1y ago
  Fundamentally maybe not, but knowing what they are actually doing/using is still useful. If you can get schematics or source code, you can put it to use as well. And then you can also use communications logs and HR to find other human targets.
viraptor 1y ago
You'd need to have actual knowledge of the hardware systems and serious access to do anything interesting with thrusters. It may be possible. But just bricking the updates is likely way simpler and less protected.
- newsclues 1y ago
  You have the resources of a country to support any activity. Need computer experts? Take your pick? Astronomers? Mathematician? They have all the expertise required. The agent getting the right access or finding the right people on the inside and exploiting them successfully without trigger counterintelligence is the hard part.
  - viraptor 1y ago
    First you'd have to extract the documentation which may not be available to everyone. I'm just saying that in limited time, the purely software side of starlink is likely much less protected from both access and changes than anything to do with thrusters usage.

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JumpCrisscross 1y ago

> Potentially you could burn the constellation with reentry Just put them into a spin with a strong propellant burn while compromising ground stations. Even if the fleet recovers, its lifespan will have been significantly reduced by the propellant expenditure.

m4rtink 1y ago
Spin would be indeed the most problematic, but the Starlink satellites only have krypton hall thrusters. Very efficient but also very low thrust - you you could not actually significantly waste fuel this way even if you wanted to.

codedokode 1y ago

Is there any secret technology in Starlink that is not taught in Russian Universities and not described in Soviet scientific works?

newsclues 1y ago
Fundamentally maybe not, but knowing what they are actually doing/using is still useful. If you can get schematics or source code, you can put it to use as well. And then you can also use communications logs and HR to find other human targets.

viraptor 1y ago

You'd need to have actual knowledge of the hardware systems and serious access to do anything interesting with thrusters. It may be possible. But just bricking the updates is likely way simpler and less protected.

newsclues 1y ago
You have the resources of a country to support any activity. Need computer experts? Take your pick? Astronomers? Mathematician? They have all the expertise required. The agent getting the right access or finding the right people on the inside and exploiting them successfully without trigger counterintelligence is the hard part.
- viraptor 1y ago
  First you'd have to extract the documentation which may not be available to everyone. I'm just saying that in limited time, the purely software side of starlink is likely much less protected from both access and changes than anything to do with thrusters usage.