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I guess my children will never see the night sky without tens of satellites flying through it. Irrespective of who wins the space war, I’m sad about that.
It’s going to be much sadder once we start seeing McDonald’s ads wherever and whenever we look up.
I guess my children will never see the night sky without tens of satellites flying through it. Irrespective of who wins the space war, I’m sad about that.
I guess my children will never see the night sky without tens of satellites flying through it. Irrespective of who wins the space war, I’m sad about that.
USA really beefed it by throwing out the spirit of the space weapons treaty with starlink. Everyone knows its a dual use military technology.
The big problem is debris. These higher satellites will take hundreds of years to fall out of orbit if they end up malfunctioning.
USA really beefed it by throwing out the spirit of the space weapons treaty with starlink. Everyone knows its a dual use military technology.
This doesn't make sense, the treaty never applied to military communication satellites. Unless you claim that the dual purpose of starlink is to fall on earth at the right moment.
I guess my children will never see the night sky without tens of satellites flying through it. Irrespective of who wins the space war, I’m sad about that.
The big problem is debris. These higher satellites will take hundreds of years to fall out of orbit if they end up malfunctioning.
Malfunctioning is a risk, but if they are the backbone of a rival military power then this means they are also a high-value target. If the world enters a major conflict, there will be a huge volume of space debris for sure.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
This doesn't make sense, the treaty never applied to military communication satellites. Unless you claim that the dual purpose of starlink is to fall on earth at the right moment.
They can also be used as interceptors for ICBMs just like brilliant pebbles.
But even if true this doesn't really count as dual use military technology that "everyone knows" about. Everyone knows about the communications part.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
They can also be used as interceptors for ICBMs just like brilliant pebbles.
I think that would require a lot of delta-v, the space is very big even for tens of thousands of satellites. But even if true this doesn't really count as dual use military technology that "everyone knows" about. Everyone knows about the communications part.
https://interpret.csis.org/translations/starlink-militarizat...
Maybe I should submit it as an article.