We don’t know if Elon Musk can now see through everyone’s clothes from space, but here are some interesting facts: 1) Airport body scanners which can and do see through clothes are in the frequency range of 24-30 GHz. 2) These frequencies can pass through clothing to detect metals and dense materials without causing ionization. 3) Starlink satellites transmit to earth in the K and Ka-bands with frequency ranges from 18-27 GHz and 27-40 GHz respectively. In other words, Elon’s massive hoard of orbital platforms has the clothes-penetrating radar spectrum fully covered.
Super Sensitive Long Range Scanners
Some perspective is important. Our best guess is that it would be currently impossible to get enough bounce back signal from your skin through your clothes to even a super sensitive satellite to visualize that hidden pack of chewing gum in your left sock, or anything at all really, but we can’t be certain because technology moves fast. If you think about it, some instruments and technologies can now detect planets around distant stars, so how far fetched is this all seeing eye in the sky idea?
DNA Damage Concerns
Some people go to great lengths to avoid those airport body scanners for reasons other than modesty. In fact, some would rather walk and even fly naked rather than face the increased cancer risk the scanners may cause. The dose is the poison, and the non-ionizing radiation dose is no exception. Since we can not detect these waves with any consumer devices, you can not know if your DNA is getting damaged by the increases in new RF signals covering large areas. This is a bad situation in our view, but some people, most it seems, do not care.
As of November 2023, SpaceX has deployed over 5,500 mass-produced small satellites for its Starlink constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO). The company plans to deploy nearly 12,000 satellites, with a possible later extension to 42,000.
Verifying Frequencies from Sources
The Ka-band is the primary frequency range used by Starlink for its satellite internet services. The Ka-band frequency range is from 27-40 GHz[1][3][4][5]. Starlink also uses the Ku-band, which is the frequency range of 12-18 GHz[1][3][4][5]. In addition, Starlink uses the V band, which is the range of 40-75 GHz, as well as dipping into the X band and K band, which are the ranges of 8-12 GHz and 18-27 GHz respectively[1]. The frequency ranges used for transmissions from satellite to user terminals are 10.7-12.7 GHz and 37.5-42.5 GHz[1][3][4]. The frequency ranges used for tracking, telemetry, and control are 13.85-14.00 GHz and 47.2-47.45 GHz[1][3][4].
Citations:
[1] https://www.americantv.com/what-frequency-does-starlink-use.php
[2] http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1026762698
[3] https://moniem-tech.com/2021/05/04/what-do-you-know-about-starlink/
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink
[5] https://satoms.com/starlink-satellite-internet/
