Starlink in Iran: How the regime jams the service and what helps against it
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In Iran, not only mobile and fixed networks are jammed, but also Starlink. We explain how this is likely achieved despite thousands of satellites.

While neither the regime nor SpaceX likes to reveal their cards, hackers and journalists are not deterred by this, and the laws of physics apply to everyone.

  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
    136·
    1 day ago

    Good article. Very interesting.

    TL;DR: Starlink recievers use methods to make it so they don’t have to be directly positioned at satellites; this in turn leaves them vulnerable to “side lobe jamming” and GPS spoofing. The suggestion is to point them directly and cover them i.e. in a pit or in a cavity of some such so that the jamming / spoofing doesn’t reach it.

    • partofthevoice@lemmy.zipEnglish
      19·
      1 day ago

      It sounds like the downside here would be that you loose reliability in your connection. Probably fine for most things.

      • zaphod@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        13·
        1 day ago

        Yeah, you lose reliability. If you put the antenna in a pit it will be limited in its beamforming capability. This restricts the number of visible satellites, leading to situations where no satellites are visible.