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%
The system can’t scale
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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The June 2026 STA (SAT-STA-20260603-00226) shows one of its in-orbit LEO satellites transmitting short pulses with 20% duty cycle into the three feeder gateways (Midland TX, Lanham MD, Kapolei HI). This is active pulsed radiolocation — the transmit half of a radar-type service 1/
FM1 (BlueBird 6 / first Block 2 next-gen satellite) is the strongest candidate. It is the most capable asset in orbit with its ~200 sqm service-link phased array and ~90 kWp input power — nothing else in commercial LEO comes close in power-aperture product. 2/
The EC just dropped its 2 GHz MSS proposal (27 May 2026). 30 MHz paired segmented into 3 × ~10 MHz blocks. Cat 1 (gov/IRIS²), Cat 2 (EU commercial), Cat 3 (open). Comparative selection, not auction. Strong sovereignty tilt. But waivers exist.
🧶🐈⬛ $ASTS 1/
There is a Control test = Article 24(2) Reg 2021/696: EU establishment + management + activities + no decisive third-country influence. Basis: security, resilience, strategic autonomy (recitals + 2025 RSPG/study/consultation).
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Waiver under Art 24(3): case-by-case “adequate guarantees” (ring-fencing, EU command/control, kill-switch, data sovereignty). Deliberately built-in flexibility.
3/
The Law of Unintended Consequences is another way to label the overarching concept. It states that purposeful actions, often produce unforeseen and negative outcomes alongside or instead of the intended results. Popularized by Robert K. Merton in 1936.
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The cobra effect is one instance of unforseen consequences.
The English wanted to reduce venomous snakes in India their colony and paid a bounty.
Seems straightforward at first but missed the point.
Outcome was large scale cobra breeding on the Indian subcontinent.
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What does the capabilities of a full $ASTS Spacemobile constellation look like?
what can it do?
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Conceptually it is a way to use solar energy and spectrum to produce intangible services such as assured PNT, sensing, IoT comms, DoD comms and broadband commercial comms.