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Constellation level aggregated out of band emmission interference is a showstopper for Starlink.

This is due to crazy big leakage in adjacent bands/channels.

So when constellation increase from 300 to 4500 (15x) they need to cut radiated power down to 15%
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There is a term for such a system:

Non-scalable architecture. In technical contexts, this is often referred to as negative scaling or diminishing returns.

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Two. 2.

Major changes to the SCS R&O killed starlink d2c

One is that the proposition of co-primary licenses was changed to SCS being on secondary basis.

Other primary users (read terrestrial MNOs) enjoy total protection.

Starlink can use PCS on a _non_interference basis.

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The other thing was the -120 dBW/m2/MHz interference limit.

Their bad RF equipment with an ACLR around 20 can’t make it.

A single Starlink sat can barely make it.

4500 not so much.

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Beatings will continue until ACLR improves and the democratic lead Commission will enjoy handing out the fascia.

Yes, T-Mobile, this is decimation.

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And so the massive spamming of each new Starlink d2c into adjacent channels they aren’t supposed to emit in forces Starlink to turn down power of every satellite on orbit as they launch more.

It is a _very_ dire situation for Starlink.

They need complete redesign of modem.

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They would most likely need also redesign their _vulnerable_ earth moving cells. Which will cut calls if they keep it.

And they need more directivity and sidelobe control. As they also spam spatially in the physical domain, not just in the frequenzy domain.

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Think of this as scheduling an 8th meeting in one single office day.

With the same people. They stopped listening at the 5th and got frustrated at the 6th. Two called sick on the 7th.

Additional Starlink sats beyond ~1000 are like that 8th meeting:
Destructive.

No reward.

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Jan 23
In Latin, the concept of drawing an inference from what is not shown or mentioned is most commonly expressed as:

Argumentum ex silentio

$ASTS

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When the last BlueBirds deployed there was two patterns.

One was a spike in drag and the level of drag settling on a higher level afterwards.

The other and first sign was a delay of TLE data longer than usual.

In a way the first -inconclusive- sign was the absence of data.
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As back then TLEs was delayed more than 2 full days. Which is /was unusual.

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Jan 8
Deploying a 200 sqm array within two weeks of launch is a high-stakes move. Historically, large structures wait longer for "checkout."

Is the upcoming FM2 launch giving us a faster deployment?

There is now FM1 data.

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Here is drag data.

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Here is the relative change of drag (schematically) that you’d expect from detumbling, unfolding and the reorienting back to edge on flight.

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Jan 6
I was asked to comment on Space-x last Ex parte letter that they have filed to the FCC.

So here is the picture:

$ASTS has asked authority to launch full constellation beyond 25 satellites.

Space-x wants to delay and complicate that.

They keep filing all the way to sunshine
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It’s extremely uncompetitive behaviour and a bit immoral as what Space-X has begged be implemented onto AST is the same type of regulations they see as an obstacle when applied to themselves.

What they ask that AST shall not be allowed to is what they themselves do.
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It’s important to grasp that the next 20 satellites and the Block1s are approved already.

So this pen-fighting is about about satellites to launched beyond Q1 2026.

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Jan 2
_One way to increase Area spectral efficiency is lowering constellation altitude.

That way comes at two costs: The number of 🛰️satellites required on orbit increases and their orbital dwell ⏳time decreases both affecting the replenish rate 🛠️adversely as:

🛠️ = 🛰️/⏳

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Let’s do a SpaceMob thing and look at this from first principles.

A satellite has a field of view. FoV.

That Field of View projects a footprint on earth.

The footprint increases with angle of the field of view and increases with altitude.

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Within this field of view the satellite creates beams.

They also have an angle called beamwidth and a footprint called beamcell.

There are many of these beams and beamcells within the satellite footprint.

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Nov 25, 2025
🚨 $ASTS IS INCREASING ITS PATENT MOAT ESP. ON DOW ORBITS 🚨THIS PATENT COVERS THE SIGNAL-PROCESSING METHODS — SELECTION COMBINING, DIVERSITY COMBINING, AND MIMO — THAT ENABLE RELIABLE DIRECT-TO-CELL CONNECTIVITY FROM LEO SATELLITES TO STANDARD HANDSETS.

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THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED: END USER DEVICES MAY RECEIVE MULTIPLE SATELLITE SIGNALS (MULTIPLE PATHS, SUB-ARRAYS, OR MULTI-SATELLITE LINKS) WITH DIFFERENT DELAYS, DOPPLER, AND SNRS.

THE PATENT SPECIFIES HOW TO CHOOSE AND COMBINE THESE SIGNALS TO MAXIMIZE LINK RELIABILITY.

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SELECTION COMBINING: the system monitors multiple receive branches and selects the best branch using quality metrics (e.g., SNR/BER estimates, channel quality indicators). selection lowers complexity and power for the handset when one branch dominates

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Aug 11, 2025
Quarterly report thread. $ASTS

Excellent initial impression.

August delivery of FM1 !

5 launches before Q1 -26

1.5Bn+ at hand

🧶🐈‍⬛

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Signed two additional early-stage contracts for the U.S. Government end customer, bringing the total to eight contracts to date with the U.S. Government as an end customer.

This is huge.

The rate at which company adds DoD contracts is staggering. It’s not in analyst models.

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Service Rollout: Nationwide intermittent service in the US by end-2025, followed by UK, Japan, and Canada in Q1 2026. Expected revenue: $50-75M in H2 2025 from government and commercial customers. Supports full voice, data, and video at up to 120 Mbps peak speeds per cell.

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