“Germany demonstrates passive radar system using Starlink satellite radiation…”
“Germany has built a passive radar demonstrator that tracks targets using radiation from Starlink satellites opportunistically.
Andrew Salerno-Garthwaite January 18, 2024”
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“The opportunistic use of existing transmitters from the Starlink network opens the door for covert operation that is robust against jamming and better at detecting stealth targets, according to the report.
Even by modern standards, Starlink is a massive constellation, consisting of more than 3000 satellites. From an altitude of 550km, the low earth orbit satellites provide global, all weather coverage with a strong bandwidth signal to Starlink’s customers, and also users in Ukraine.”
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Germany demonstrates passive radar system using Starlink satellite radiation
Germany has built a passive radar demonstrator that tracks targets using radiation from Starlink satellites opportunistically.”
Source: https://www.naval-technology.com/sector/c4isr/