Comments on: SpaceX has about 100 Starlink terminals working in Iran

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 07:38:55 +0000

What could Iran do to LEO? The Russians at least have some space presence they might like to keep. Iran doesn’t care.

By: pzatchok

pzatchok — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 05:56:01 +0000

Its a directional signal. Up. and not sending all the time. Plus the units are mobile.

I bet at least a few of the units are in the hands of the Iranian security forces and a few in the direct hands of the mullahs themselves.
Identify the rich who routinely travel in and out of the country and you will have found the most likely to be the first to acquire them. And those are the very people who have the ability to hide them.

As for the Russians finding them. There is no proof they have captured or destroyed any by radio wave triangulation in the Ukraine let alone in Russia.

By: Christopher Lopes

Christopher Lopes — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 05:26:34 +0000

Is there any proof (as in destroyed ground stations) that the Russians actually have this ability?

By: Edward_2

Edward_2 — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:12:32 +0000

I hope the Iranian people are successful in overthrowing the cruel Ayatola regime who control that once great country which has been worse than the Shah had ever been.

By: Ray Van Dune

Ray Van Dune — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:52:43 +0000

Col. Beausabre, to enable two-way communication, the ground station would have to emit a signal of some sort., whether it encoded its location or merely served as a beacon. The obvious conclusion is that if the mullahs snatched a disk, now they’re broadcasting THEIR location! And if the Russians can locate it, you can bet some others can do so even better!

By: Col Beausabre

Col Beausabre — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:31:31 +0000

Does the ground station emit a signal?

By: Ray Van Dune

Ray Van Dune — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:25:57 +0000

The Russians supposedly have the technical means to locate a StarLink ground station at some distance, for use in Ukraine warfighting. Since they share points of view and drones with the Iranian tyrants, we can expect that ability to be quickly shared with Iran, making the possession of a StarLink ground station a dangerous proposition, and the capture of a ground station by the mullahs a threat to be realized at any time.

By: pzatchok

pzatchok — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:06:14 +0000

Even if he didn’t do it intentionally the rich in Iran would travel out of country and find a way to get their own Links back inside the country to use. Its is happening every place.
All they have to do is keep paying the bills by credit card.
All Musk has to do is keep the satellites active over those countries. Personally if I was him I would just never turn them off.

By: Skunk Bucket

Skunk Bucket — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:03:01 +0000

Just one more reason to appreciate Elon Musk.