#starlink — Public Fediverse posts
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
PepsiCo said it would leave Russia. Last year, it paid $237 million to the state . . . . . Russia unleashes large-scale attack with jet-powered drones as Kyiv faces at least 9 air raid alerts in a single day . . . . . Russia supplying Iran with drone components, ammunition amid war with US, NBC reports . . . . . Can Ukraine choke off Russia’s LNG trade at the source? . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/wednesday-august-19-2026/
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Not so fast says Iridium in letter to FCC regarding Starlink's plans to upgrade its earth based gateways.
In April, SpaceX filed with the FCC to build a next-gen gateway station in Texas, requesting permission to use 19.4 to 19.6 GHz and 29.1 to 29.3 GHz RF bands.
Iridium formally petitioned the FCC to block SpaceX from using the 19.4 to 19.6, and 29.1 to 29.3 GHz bands, warning of interference problems, as Iridium uses the same radio spectrum as “feeder links” to supply data for the company’s mobile satellite services, which includes navigation, messaging and data. https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlinks-new-gigabit-gateways-face-interference-complaint-from-iridium #Starlink #SpaceX #Iridium #SatelliteCommunications #Communications #RF #RadioFrequencies #FCC #Satellites #RadioSpectrum
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Pepsi Cola, you wretched traitor
Anyone who drinks this sugary slop should consider switching to another brandPepsiCo said it would leave Russia. Last year, it paid $237 million to the state
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #PepsiCo #PepsiCola #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #Starlink #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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Russian media claim Ukraine set two 'absolute records' in latest attack
Russian propagandists acknowledged the enormous scale of the new attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Russian propagandists cite new data from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Ministry claims that its air defense forces allegedly shot down 1,671 Ukrainian drones, 10 guided bombs, and two HIMARS rockets.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russian-media-claim-ukraine-set-two-absolute-1787057898.html
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #attack #rockets #Missile #HIMARS #drone #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #Starlink #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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NEW post on TechAptitude - deep dive into SpaceX Starlink!
With its ~11,000 satellites in Low Earth Orbit, the largest satellite constellation ever built, Starlink has ~12 million active customers in 160 countries, and it secured revenue of $18.7B USD in 2025.
Starlink is clearly the Crown Jewel in the SpaceX Universe of Companies (pun intended)!
SpaceX Starlink shows us what can be accomplished when you control all aspects of a supply chain. In the case of Starlink, by designing, building, and operating satellites combined with the ability to launch the satellites in masse has given it a MAJOR advantage and head start over potential competitors.
Get all the behind the scenes details on Starlink in the latest TechAptitude post here: https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/starlinkthe-artist-known-as-space?r=vn8b8 #Starlink #SpaceX #Space #Internet #SatelliteBroadband #Spacecraft #Satellites #Rockets #SpaceBroadband #BroadbandInternet
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New satellite imagery shows a caved-in roof at Russia’s only Soyuz rocket-assembly plant
The imagery pins the damage to the building where crews wire the rockets’ controls and electronics.
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #SatelliteImagery #Flamingo #Missile #Samara #factory #drone #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #Starlink #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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#Starlink now has 10,365 active #satellites, nearly 66% 📊 of the world’s active satellites, with nearly 3,320 new satellites deployed in one year.
The number of active satellites has increased 📈 nearly eightfold: there were fewer than 2,000 satellites in service at the start of 📆 2019.
🇨🇳 #China continues its rise with 1,286 active satellites, up from 1,025 a year ago, an increase of more than 25%.
🇪🇺 The #European OneWeb constellation has 651 active satellites in orbit https://www.lookupspace.com/blog/earth-orbit-passes-15-000-active-satellites-elon-musks-starlink-now-controls-two-thirds-of-the-worlds-active-satellite-fleet
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“For years, subscribers to #satellite services have installed dishes at their homes for watching TV or connecting to broadband.
Smartphone customers, by contrast, aren't normally required to set up a basestation and cover the related property fees.
#Musk wants to change all that through a widely ridiculed plan of #Starlink.
Experts with anything positive to say about it seem to be rarer than Mars landings.”
It will fail.
https://www.lightreading.com/5g/small-cells-big-mess-why-musk-s-spacex-telecom-plan-won-t-work
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Scientists turn #Starlink into a giant scanner for #Earth’s upper #atmosphere
A new way to “see” Earth’s elusive upper atmosphere could help make increasingly crowded orbits safer.
Using orbital data from roughly 1,200 Starlink satellites, they reconstructed changes in atmospheric density about 500 kilometers above Earth. The approach could sharpen #satellite tracking and help reduce the growing risk of collisions in increasingly crowded orbits. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260812015212.htm #space -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117110514190900453
#SpaceX intends to wind down #Falcon9 operations as quickly as possible in favor of the larger #Starship rocket. There are growing concerns that SpaceX will largely focus on its own payloads.
SpaceX views commercial launch as a rounding error compared to revenues from its own #satellites in space. A majority of the company’s revenue 💰 during the second quarter of 2026 came from #Starlink, whereas less than 12 percent was due to space services, of which commercial launch is but a fraction.
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Using Starlink’s Satellites to Study Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
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@scottmanley.bsky.social
Soyuz Rocket Factory Attacked By 'Flamingos'
#UkraineWar #NASA #ISS #RuCosmos #Firepoint #FP5https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ob7duLIC14
ed: So much for expanded Russian version of #Starlink Muscovy
8/17/26
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Depressing article about Starlink alternatives...
https://fronts.co/article/governments-are-scrambling-for-a-starlink-alternative-does-one-even-exist/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=author-share&utm_content=sl__fronts__x__na__jakub-janovsky__c2f26366-3070-40fa-9d48-85de55fe5f1f&utm_term=unknown
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Ok, take a deep breath! It is still in the research phase - BUT - this is an impressive demonstration.
Chinese researchers showed how a 2-watt laser at 36,000 km above Earth can transmit data down to earth at 1 Gbps. Note this is 5X the transmission speed of SpaceX Starlink. https://space4peace.org/chinese-satellite-pulverizes-starlink-with-a-2-watt-laser-from-36000-km-above-earth/ #Space #China #SpaceX #Starlink #Lasers #Laser #LasersinSpace #Optics #Satellite #SatelliteCommunication #Communications #Telecommunications
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Russia expands its Rassvet satellite system for drone control.
Moscow is rapidly building the Rassvet satellite system.
The technology threatens Ukraine and could pose new challenges for Europe in the future.
#Rassvet #Russia #Satellites #Drones #Europe #WarInUkraine #Space #Buro1440 #Starlink
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Belgian startup Aerospacelab to build over 200 satellites for Iris2
The EU Commission has commissioned a startup from Belgium to build over 200 satellites for the Iris2 constellation, not an established player.
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Ukraine zerstört Tu-95-Bomber mit kopierter China-Drohne
Die ukrainische Langstreckendrohne MICH 2000 entstand durch Industriespionage in einer chinesischen Fabrik. Nun hat sie einen strategischen Bomber vernichtet.
#DefenseIndustry #Drohnen #Industriespionage #Security #Starlink #UkraineKrieg #news
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Belgisches Startup Aerospacelab baut über 200 Satelliten für Iris2
Die EU-Kommission hat ein Startup aus Belgien mit Bau von über 200 Satelliten für die Iris2-Konstellation beauftragt, keinen etablierten Player.
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Per se nicht nur für die Ukraine gefährlich: Europa kann auch so erreicht werden ...
Russlands #Starlink-Klon: Wie Moskaus Satellitennetz die #Ukraine 🇺🇦 bedroht | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Russland-baut-Satellitensystem-Rassvet-zur-Drohnensteuerung-aus-11415359.html #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #Drohne #Drohnen #drone #drones #Russland 🇷🇺 #Russia 🇷🇺 #satellit 🛰️ #satellites 🛰️ #Rassvet
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Russia expands Rassvet satellite system for drone control
Moscow is rapidly building the Rassvet satellite system. The technology threatens Ukraine and could pose new challenges for Europe in the future.
#Drohnen #IT #Raumfahrt #Satellit #SpaceX #Starlink #UkraineKrieg #news
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One alternative to air defense: Ukraine strikes Russian Bastion system used to attack Ukrainian cities from Crimea
Ukraine’s Navy said the strike hit the Bastion’s launch positions and deployment site, reportedly damaging a key platform for Russia’s missile attacks from occupied Crimea.
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #Missile #Crimea #AirDefense #drone #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #Starlink #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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#Tesla zanja casi tres años de huelga en #Suecia con el despido de los #sindicalistas. https://www.eldiario.es/motor/sector_y_mercado/tesla-zanja-tres-anos-huelga-suecia-despido-sindicalistas_1_13446924.html
