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2026-06-15
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If Boeing, Lockheed Martin, or Northrop Grumman did not disclose Starshield as a competitive threat in their FY2024 10-Ks, the first potential documentary evidence of their disclosure deliberation will appear in SEC…
2026-05-20
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Starshield filed filing with the SEC on 2026-05-20. Accession number: N/A.
2025-10-21
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SpaceX operates Starshield satellites on the uplink-only 2025–2110 MHz band for classified government operations
2025-10-17
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NPR reported in October 2025 that the Starshield network had begun sending unknown communications from the satellite constellation
2025-10-16
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170 Starshield satellites caught transmitting on unauthorized frequency bands in violation of international spectrum rules
2025-10-01
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Amateur satellite tracker Scott Tilley detected signals from 170 Starshield satellites in the 2025-2110 MHz range
2025-06-15
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The materiality threshold for competitive threat from Starshield differs materially between the four companies: for Northrop Grumman (2024 space revenue ~$15B), the $1.8B contract represents ~12%, meeting the 5%…
2025-06-15
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The claimed 183+ Starshield satellites by April 2025 would make it one of the largest classified satellite constellations in history, exceeding the entire operational inventory of traditional NRO reconnaissance systems
2025-06-15
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The claimed SEC filings by Starshield on 2025-03-10 directly contradict the established corporate structure showing Starshield as a SpaceX division rather than an independent SEC-reporting entity
2025-06-15
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The March 2025 timing of alleged Starshield SEC EDGAR appearance correlates with peak 10-K filing season when 60%+ of publicly-traded companies file annual reports, statistically supporting routine disclosure rather…
2025-06-15
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The March 2025 timing of alleged Starshield SEC EDGAR appearance correlates with standard 10-K annual filing season, suggesting systematic corporate disclosure protocols rather than ad-hoc material event reporting
2025-06-15
Transactions
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The SEC materiality analysis of whether Starshield requires competitor risk factor disclosure likely involves a comparison of SpaceX's $1.8B Starshield contract against each company's government satellite revenue…
2025-06-15
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The March 2025 SEC EDGAR appearance timing creates a measurable benchmark for analyzing whether other multi-billion dollar classified defense programs follow similar routine disclosure patterns during peak annual…
2025-06-15
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Between February 1 and March 31, 2025, the SEC EDGAR system contains zero documents (10-K, 8-K, S-1, or DEF 14A) from any publicly traded company that include the text string 'Starshield', based on the established fact…
2025-06-15
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The March 2025 timing of Starshield SEC references coinciding with peak 10-K filing season establishes a replicable methodology for tracking when other classified defense programs may surface through routine corporate…
2025-06-15
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The indirect mention mechanism hypothesized requires a competitor to have lost or bid on the Starshield contract, but no public record of such a competitive award process (e.g., protest at GAO) has been documented for…
2025-06-15
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The regulatory framework analysis establishes that March represents the highest probability month for classified defense program disclosure through SEC filings, with 60%+ of public companies filing 10-K annual reports…
2025-06-15
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The March 2025 timing of alleged Starshield SEC references coinciding with 10-K filing season suggests the disclosure pathway may be through competitor risk factor analysis rather than direct SpaceX corporate…
2025-05-20
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The UK MOD's witness list for the 'UK-US defence industrial cooperation' inquiry (2023-2024) did not include any representatives from SpaceX, the NRO, or the US Space Force's Commercial Satellite Communications Office…
2025-04-01
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The latest batch of 22 Starshield satellites was launched in April 2025 as part of NROL-145
2025-03-10
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No 10-K or 10-Q filing from Boeing, L3Harris, Northrop Grumman, or RTX between 2021 and early 2025 mentions 'Starshield' in any context, including risk factors, competition, or contract disclosures, based on a targeted…
2025-03-10
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Starshield appears in SEC EDGAR filings as of March 2025, suggesting it may be referenced in corporate disclosures, potentially as a product, subsidiary, or business segment of a publicly traded company
2025-03-10
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The exact SEC EDGAR filer and form type for the March 2025 Starshield reference has not been publicly confirmed, creating a potentially resolvable ambiguity about whether the reference comes from a direct competitor…
2025-03-01
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The absence of Starshield from the 2024 10-K filings of the four largest US defense primes (Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX) is consistent with the competitive threat being disclosed through indirect…
2025-01-01
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At least 183 Starshield satellites have been launched as of early 2025
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