← Back to context Comment by phkahler 3 hours ago It seems like it deliberately came close to the Starlink sat, but the "why" is still a good question. 3 comments phkahler Reply rkagerer 44 minutes 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? bell-cot 3 hours ago A test of SpaceX's awareness & response would be ample reason. notahacker 33 minutes 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...)
rkagerer 44 minutes 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?
bell-cot 3 hours ago A test of SpaceX's awareness & response would be ample reason. notahacker 33 minutes 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...)
notahacker 33 minutes 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...)
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?
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...)