JohnBarentine, to space
@JohnBarentine@astrodon.social avatar

"'It’s difficult to say exactly how many asteroids will be lost… but preliminary results suggest that for every five near-Earth asteroids we discover, we lose one solely due to constellation interference. That’s if no mitigation measures are taken.'"

https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-05-18/spacex-satellites-threaten-to-hide-asteroids-that-pose-danger-to-humanity.html

matiu_bidule, to science French
@matiu_bidule@mamot.fr avatar

#Science
#Astronomy
#Hubble
#Starlink
#SpaceIsThePlace (but it's full of garbage)
#Capitalism
#LateStageCapitalism
#CyberPunkIsNow
#ThefuturIsStupid

Les milliardaires techbros libertariens sont vraiment la plaie de l'humanité.
Les déchets volants de Musk pourrissent les images scientifiques de Hubble 😱

⤵️
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/112457475753592138

sarahc, to Astronomy
@sarahc@mas.to avatar

' “There will be science that can’t be done. There will be science that’s significantly more expensive to do. There will be things that we miss.” '

#astronomy #telescopes #Hubble #satellites #SpaceX #StarLink

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/science/hubble-spacex-starlink.html

JohnBarentine, to space
@JohnBarentine@astrodon.social avatar

"This work presents a photometric model of the Starlink satellites based on the Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) using millions of photometric observations. ... In addition to assessing the light pollution and guiding the development of response measures, accurate photometric models of satellites can also play an important role in areas such as space situational awareness."

https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.05831

aallan, to SpaceX
@aallan@mastodon.social avatar
SocraticEthics, to Ukraine
@SocraticEthics@mastodon.online avatar
SocraticEthics, to Ukraine
@SocraticEthics@mastodon.online avatar
br00t4c, to Starlink
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Starlink satellites, John Deere tractors, and more: The tech hit by the solar storm

https://qz.com/solar-storm-starlink-john-deere-1851474321

JohnBarentine, to space
@JohnBarentine@astrodon.social avatar

So, which is it?

"Musk's Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm" https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/05/11/musks-starlink-satellites-disrupted-by-major-solar-storm.html

or

"SpaceX Starlink satellites doing just fine after weekend solar storm, company says" https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-solar-storm-healthy-satellites ?

It can't be both. 🤷🏼‍♂️

dirk_wagner_, to TeslaMotors German
@dirk_wagner_@norden.social avatar

Das gefällt mir sehr, da ist die #Sonne in der Lage, die Geschäfte des #Faschos Elon ##Musk zu stören.
#Sonnensturm
Satelliten-Internet - Sonnensturm führt zu Beeinträchtigungen bei #Starlink

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sonnensturm-fuehrt-zu-beeintraechtigungen-bei-starlink-104.html

CenturyAvocado, to Starlink
@CenturyAvocado@fosstodon.org avatar

Wow Starlink totally shat itself overnight . I'm not sure how bad earlier in the night because it even rebooted so lost the data from before 4am! After that it's had many, many, 2second or more outages and 4 which were 15 to 30 seconds! Usually the list is blank. #Starlink

joeyh, to Starlink
@joeyh@hachyderm.io avatar

sky train passing overhead at 9:30 here, looks perfect viewing opportunity if the clouds cooperate

also, if the solar storm does deorbit any, it will be those same just-launched ones

kwf, to random
@kwf@social.afront.org avatar

Has anyone started a pool yet for how many Starlink birds Space Karen is going to lose tomorrow?

brianstorms,
@brianstorms@mastodon.social avatar

@kwf

I dunno, speed test just now suggests those pesky birds like a G5 solar storm

#starlink

PCMag, to random
@PCMag@mastodon.social avatar

Is Starlink earning enough money to keep the business going? One analyst firm thinks so; it projects that SpaceX's satellite internet business is now "self-sustaining," with Starlink revenues projected to reach $6.6 billion this year. https://www.pcmag.com/news/analyst-spacexs-starlink-is-now-a-self-sustaining-business

Lazarou,
@Lazarou@mastodon.social avatar

@PCMag ...until the lawsuits start of course.

benroyce, to Starlink
@benroyce@mastodon.social avatar

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/05/9/7455062/

"#Pentagon blocks access to #Starlink for Russians in #Ukraine"

that's nice Pentagon. but couldn't we have done this a little bit sooner before all the #ElonMusk #Putin bootlicking on terminal access? it's an #American company

granted, this is all "fog of war" stuff and it's probably not the whole story. i'm sure there was intelligence gathering and deception going on, "random" errors in terminals used by #Russia.

hanse_mina, to Bulgaria
@hanse_mina@mastodon.social avatar

Internal Market Commissioner Thierry slapped down a last-ditch German effort to suspend the satellite communications network — a European rival to 's system.

's Vice-Chancellor Robert , who also serves as economy and climate minister, wants to delay the launch due to worries over what he called an “exorbitant” price tag.

https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-blasts-back-berlin-over-gambit-stop-eu-starlink-rival/

alanboyle, to SpaceX
@alanboyle@mastodon.social avatar

For years, has been talking about creating a communication network in Martian orbit. Now is paying SpaceX and eight other companies to flesh out their ideas for supporting future robotic missions to the Red Planet. https://cosmiclog.com/2024/05/03/starlink-on-mars-nasa-is-paying-spacex-to-look-into-it/

br00t4c, to SpaceX
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

SpaceX's Starlink Internet Is Working in Places It's Not Supposed To

https://gizmodo.com/spacex-starlink-internet-unauthorized-sudan-russia-1851451848

br00t4c, to Starlink
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet terminals keep working in places they're not supposed to

#elonmusk #starlink

https://qz.com/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-unauthorized-places-sudan-rus-1851450892

br00t4c, to Starlink
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Two giants in the satellite telecom industry join forces to counter Starlink

#starlink

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2020892

SocraticEthics, to Ukraine
@SocraticEthics@mastodon.online avatar
tagesschau, to Starlink German
@tagesschau@ard.social avatar

Wie Musks Starlink-Satelliten Kriege beeinflussen

Starlink-Satelliten versorgen abgelegene Gegenden mit Zugang zum Internet - der Service ist in Kriegsgebieten wie der Ukraine beliebt. Laut Medien soll auch Russland Starlink nutzen, obwohl es nicht lizensiert ist. Von K. Wilhelm.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/starlink-internet-musk-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Starlink #Internet #ElonMusk

adingbatponder, to Starlink
@adingbatponder@fosstodon.org avatar

Anyone have info on how well this satellite internet works? For example in Southern DE ? Thanks!

joeyh, to Starlink
@joeyh@hachyderm.io avatar

It's been illuminating to watch #starlink's web interface bit rot over the past couple of years. Until last month it rotted away entirely, with the device serving up only a logo.

Amusingly some users were able to restore the old web interface, which still works because the underlying data is still being provided (and will be probably since the phone app uses the same data source).
https://github.com/iam-TJ/open-dishy/

Now when I go to dishy.starlink.com, it's running on my raspberry pi.

spaceflight, to worldwithoutus
@spaceflight@spacey.space avatar

The ☢️ reached in just over eight minutes and ionized the upper layer of Earth's atmosphere — the — triggering shortwave blackouts on the sun-lit portion of Earth at the time including , and the . https://www.space.com/first-x-class-solar-flare-of-2024-seen-erupting-from-sun-video

spaceflight,
@spaceflight@spacey.space avatar

The potential global economic impact of events is significant and could incur losses totalling 38.4 billion € 💰 per day. The lack 🔮 of information about space weather can also cause significant damage to satellites and other space systems. A geomagnetic storm in February 📆 2022 interfered with a launch, resulting in the company losing 🔥 38 out of 49 🛰️ https://spacenews.com/space-weather-requires-our-attention-now-more-than-ever/

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