← Back to context Comment by phkahler 6 hours ago It seems like it deliberately came close to the Starlink sat, but the "why" is still a good question. 5 comments phkahler Reply rkagerer 4 hours 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 1 hour ago The system exists- ergo, people in the know are concerned about accidental collisions. bell-cot 6 hours ago A test of SpaceX's awareness & response would be ample reason. notahacker 4 hours 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...) bell-cot 2 hours ago Speculation:SpaceX has considerably better data than what they disclose, and offer free of charge.The USSF enjoys full access to that better data, for $[TOP_SECRET]/month.
rkagerer 4 hours 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 1 hour ago The system exists- ergo, people in the know are concerned about accidental collisions.
butvacuum 1 hour ago The system exists- ergo, people in the know are concerned about accidental collisions.
bell-cot 6 hours ago A test of SpaceX's awareness & response would be ample reason. notahacker 4 hours 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...) bell-cot 2 hours ago Speculation:SpaceX has considerably better data than what they disclose, and offer free of charge.The USSF enjoys full access to that better data, for $[TOP_SECRET]/month.
notahacker 4 hours 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...) bell-cot 2 hours ago Speculation:SpaceX has considerably better data than what they disclose, and offer free of charge.The USSF enjoys full access to that better data, for $[TOP_SECRET]/month.
bell-cot 2 hours ago Speculation:SpaceX has considerably better data than what they disclose, and offer free of charge.The USSF enjoys full access to that better data, for $[TOP_SECRET]/month.
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.
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...)
Speculation:
SpaceX has considerably better data than what they disclose, and offer free of charge.
The USSF enjoys full access to that better data, for $[TOP_SECRET]/month.