US spy satellites built by SpaceX send signals in the “wrong direction”

It seems US didn't coordinate Starshield's unusual spectrum use with other countries.

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[SeanJW]

Strictly speaking, they're allowed to operate in a non-interfering manner (which they're apparently doing) in any band without consultation. It's only after a country complains that there's interference that we can just the US's diplomatic method.

Exactly. They're operating in the "no harm, no foul" rules and are mostly fine according to a strict understanding of the treaties. The point of it is to show that there's not really anyone coordinating it.

 

[SeanJW]

If Elon Musk were a Russian (Chinese, North Korean, Iranian) agent, what would he do differently than he has?

If he was Russian, his lame attempts at humour would be much drier though equally as bad I expect.

As a Guardian opinion piece put it recently - no amount of money will ever make him funny.