SpaceX may be violating international telecommunication standards by allowing its Starshield satellites to transmit to Earth on frequencies it’s not supposed to use, class=”link ” href=”https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5575254/spacex-starshield-starlink-signal” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:NPR reports;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>NPR reports. Starshield is a classified version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network offered on contract to government agencies “to support national security efforts,” according to the class=”link ” href=”https://www.spacex.com/starshield” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:company’s website;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>company’s website.

The report is based on findings from amateur satellite tracker Scott Tilley, who observed what appeared to be Starshield satellites…

SpaceX may be violating international telecommunication standards by allowing its Starshield satellites to transmit to Earth on frequencies it’s not supposed to use, class=”link ” href=”https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5575254/spacex-starshield-starlink-signal” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:NPR reports;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>NPR reports. Starshield is a classified version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network offered on contract to government agencies “to support national security efforts,” according to the class=”link ” href=”https://www.spacex.com/starshield” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:company’s website;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>company’s website.

The report is based on findings from amateur satellite tracker Scott Tilley, who observed what appeared to be Starshield satellites…