"No debris will be intentionally released." Ok, that's a low fucking bar.
There's a 1 in 100 probability of micrometeorites causing a release of debris. So... with 20,000 satellites, that's a lot of debris releasing events... Not reassured.
Ludicrously vague statement about how their satellites will totally not explode, ever.
28s agoRE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116755841971688587
This whole thread - what these idiots are risking is the safety of the satellites we rely on for weather forecasting and navigation, when (not if) these incel techbros accelerate Kessler Syndrome to the point that LEO is unusable then we have lost not only our ability to warn people about severe weather during accelerating climate change, but also significantly impact the intensive agriculture the food system relies on.
This shit is going to kill many many many people!!! It HAS to be stopped.
Oh I was too hasty. They have TWO MORE WHOLE SENTENCES about how they will mitigate their impact on the astronomy community. I am very convinced by these incredibly vague, short, two sentences.
Orbital debris! Here I expect the real bullshit to flow. Oh yeah, starting off with "We don't have a satellite design so we have no plan. We promise we'll have a plan someday!"
Then a WHOLE TABLE of bullshit answers to FCC rules!! Let's go through the bullshit table, shall we?
There's a bunch of details about the radio spectrum use that I don't know enough about to evaluate. From the other stuff I've read I can only assume there's a lot of bullshit being served up... But in charts! With teeny labels and default matplotlib colours! Good job, intern.
Oh fantastic, they have TWO WHOLE SENTENCES about how they will talk to NSF to mitigate their impact on "radioastronomy" (I don't think I've typically seen it written as one word, but whatever)
The garden is finally starting to show up enough that I can pull herbs for dinner! Not as many as I’d usually use but we’ll make do.
A quick note for new followers - please feel free to guess along with #WhatsForDinner? - half the fun is learning about other recipes I could be making with these ingredients. (Also, always check the alt text, sometimes I hide hints there!)
#food
So... they claim in the first part of the Technical Annex that these 20,000 satellites in terminator sun-synchronous orbits between 700 and 1000km altitude have been chosen to "minimize overlap with large, proposed SSO constellations." But... these... are the exact same fucking orbits as 3 FCC filings I've had to read???
Don't make them actually put all their satellites into the FCC's software system! That would be unfair!!
Pro-tip: if you can't fit your satellites into the provided software, then you might have TOO FUCKING MANY SATELLITES. If I can simulate your satellites in python on my laptop, but you can't get them into the FCC's system, that sounds like your problem.
They've got a whole list of waivers. So that they can "better serve the public" of course! Not to weasel out of the only teeny tiny bits of regulation that exist.
Don't make this poor company that proclaimed proudly that they are owned by a billionaire post a bond! That would be unfair! Also don't put any time limits on launch. Totally unfair!
Also no rules on radio usage. They totally promise they won't abuse it!
The saboteur may have to reverse his thinking, and he should be told this in so many words.
I was the first person in the United States to see the sun rise that morning in October, 2015. I stood on the grass behind the West Quoddy Head Light and watched the fiery steeds draw Apollo's chariot into the heavens for another journey across the blue fall sky.
(Adapted from Dark Music and other Spectral Tales (1947) by Jack Snow. West Quoddy Head, Maine, is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States.)
#Lighthouse #Ocean #Sea #Maine #Landscape #Photography #Darktable
20,000 satellites in terminator sun-synchronous orbits between 700-1000km altitude. Exactly the same orbits as the other 3 companies that already filed for tens-hundreds of thousands of satellites! Kessler Syndrome, here we come
They're also trying the trick where they say they'll use laser links instead of radio, so hey look! Nothing to regulate! (The FCC only has regulatory power because of radio broadcasts. While the FCC sucks, having NO regulation is far worse)
#les3bonheursdujour
- conclusion du weekend avec amoureuse : on a pas le choix, l'attirance irraisonnée (physique, humour, valeurs,...) nous oblige à trouver des solutions pour qu'on puisse ressembler à un couple normal.
- la véto de la SPA à trouvé le chaton en bonne forme mais avec mauvais caractère (il a hurlé très fort). Normal, on était pas là. Lui pas contant : lui hurler. Il a raison.
- le carpaccio de tomates (merci mon couteau trop bien aiguisé) : 🤤🤤🤤
Nice, they specifically cite going to space as a way to bypass permits. The ultimate in greenwashing! We are outside the environment, so this is environmentally friendly! (As long as you ignore the mining, building, atmospheric pollution from launching, and burning everything up in the atmosphere in a few short years at the most).
Oh gosh they are using NVIDIA's "Vera Rubin Module" which I wish Vera Rubin's family would sue them for naming it after her.
Oh FUN, Cowboy Space was "founded in 2024 by Chief Executive Officer Baiju Bhatt, the billionaire co-founder and former co-CEO of the financial services platform Robinhood. Inspired by his father's work as a scientist at NASA’s Langley Research Center..."
Dude, if your dad is an astronomer, he would be totally disappointed in you for destroying the sky and the atmosphere for this shit.
I have to read this fucking terrible FCC filing. As I've done before, I need to swear a lot to get through it.
Document starts by setting up how "AI is so important!!" without actually defining AI, of course. Then noting that AI data centers are super polluting and uses a huge amounts of electricity. I suspect this is the one and only point I will agree with in this whole document.
Another #mountainMonday shot of Loowit (aka Mt St Helens) from one of the lava fields on the south side. I often try to imagine this view with its pre-1980 profile. How tall would it have looked from here?
Was a great day last month with the cool weather and the mountain coyly ducking in and out of clouds.
Samedi : toiletteur.
On va perdre du poil et du panache.
On va perdre notre côté roi soleil.
#dogsofmastodon
49m agoshot some 🩷 infrared 🩵 at the local abandoned factory complex
Fujifilm X-T30, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4
#queerphotography #digitalphotography #infrared #infraredphotography #fujifilm #urbex #france #abandoned
Tuesday mood. 🥳
