← Back to context Comment by jacquesm 24 days ago And what the goal of that maneuver was. 9 comments jacquesm Reply phkahler 23 days ago It seems like it deliberately came close to the Starlink sat, but the "why" is still a good question. rkagerer 23 days ago Weapons test springs to mind, or as a sibling comment suggested a test of Starlink response capabilities.How confident are we the intent was nefarious? Do you ever see accidental near-misses with this type of flight profile? butvacuum 23 days ago The system exists- ergo, people in the know are concerned about accidental collisions. 1 reply → bell-cot 23 days ago A test of SpaceX's awareness & response would be ample reason. notahacker 23 days ago If so, SpaceX's longer term response being "here's our SSA data for everyone and here's how we source it" is a good one for all parties involved (even more so for SpaceX and govt customers they share it with if they have other capabilities...) 2 replies → ge96 23 days ago Cause problems and deny it
phkahler 23 days ago It seems like it deliberately came close to the Starlink sat, but the "why" is still a good question. rkagerer 23 days ago Weapons test springs to mind, or as a sibling comment suggested a test of Starlink response capabilities.How confident are we the intent was nefarious? Do you ever see accidental near-misses with this type of flight profile? butvacuum 23 days ago The system exists- ergo, people in the know are concerned about accidental collisions. 1 reply → bell-cot 23 days ago A test of SpaceX's awareness & response would be ample reason. notahacker 23 days ago If so, SpaceX's longer term response being "here's our SSA data for everyone and here's how we source it" is a good one for all parties involved (even more so for SpaceX and govt customers they share it with if they have other capabilities...) 2 replies →
rkagerer 23 days ago Weapons test springs to mind, or as a sibling comment suggested a test of Starlink response capabilities.How confident are we the intent was nefarious? Do you ever see accidental near-misses with this type of flight profile? butvacuum 23 days ago The system exists- ergo, people in the know are concerned about accidental collisions. 1 reply →
butvacuum 23 days ago The system exists- ergo, people in the know are concerned about accidental collisions. 1 reply →
bell-cot 23 days ago A test of SpaceX's awareness & response would be ample reason. notahacker 23 days ago If so, SpaceX's longer term response being "here's our SSA data for everyone and here's how we source it" is a good one for all parties involved (even more so for SpaceX and govt customers they share it with if they have other capabilities...) 2 replies →
notahacker 23 days ago If so, SpaceX's longer term response being "here's our SSA data for everyone and here's how we source it" is a good one for all parties involved (even more so for SpaceX and govt customers they share it with if they have other capabilities...) 2 replies →
It seems like it deliberately came close to the Starlink sat, but the "why" is still a good question.
Weapons test springs to mind, or as a sibling comment suggested a test of Starlink response capabilities.
How confident are we the intent was nefarious? Do you ever see accidental near-misses with this type of flight profile?
The system exists- ergo, people in the know are concerned about accidental collisions.
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A test of SpaceX's awareness & response would be ample reason.
If so, SpaceX's longer term response being "here's our SSA data for everyone and here's how we source it" is a good one for all parties involved (even more so for SpaceX and govt customers they share it with if they have other capabilities...)
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Cause problems and deny it