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Harry Baker

Secretive SpaceX satellites operated by US government are shooting disruptive radio signals into space, astronomer accidentally discovers

An image of a series of Starlink satellites in orbit.

SpaceX's secretive "Starshield" government-operated intelligence satellites are deliberately emitting radio signals the "wrong way around," and outside of the frequency ranges designated by international authorities, a new paper has revealed.

The signals, which were accidentally discovered by an amateur astronomer, may have the potential to negatively impact other spacecraft around them, NPR recently reported.

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