Get ready add to the phrase "cosmic real estate" to your vocabulary!

China launches a new tactic to take on SpaceLink - orbital spectrum squatting - by filing reservations for 244,000 LEO orbital slots with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

In doing this, China effectively gains legal priority over those specific radio frequencies and orbital paths - potentially blocking competitors' (SpaceX) LEO deployment plans.

He who owns the most cosmic real estate has an advantage! https://satnews.com/2026/06/15/orbital-paperwork-war-chinas-spectrum-squatting-reserves-244000-satellite-slots-to-combat-spacexs-leo-monopoly/ #Space #China #SpaceX #LEO #ITU #Satelittes #OrbitalDataCenter #Orbits

For every 25: "Apple #AirTags are evil and just used for stalking” click-bait stories that surface on the interwebs re: location technologies – there’s fortunately one of these…

Daring Fireball:
"Couple in Car Survive 300-Foot Fall Into a California Canyon"
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2022/12/17/300-foot-canyon

 🛰️ Emergency Services 👍

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#iPhone14
#Location
#Satelittes
#FirstResponders
#Safety