Published: August 26, 2025
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Precise laser tracking in space at 4000 km (2500 miles) distance while moving at ~25 times the speed of sound

@elonmusk Laser tracking what?

@elonmusk The Bible says in Job 38:4–5… “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?” Elon marvels at hitting a target 2,500 miles away at 25

@elonmusk This is my last post. Elon’s obsession with useless rockets and his terrible management of X have made this place unbearable. I’m out, and I'm not coming back. Goodbye, fellas.

@elonmusk This isn’t just a flex about laser tracking. It’s military-grade capability dressed up as engineering porn for the feed. What Musk just revealed - intentionally or not - is a system that effectively renders borders, stealth, and distance obsolete. Think about it: •Precise

@elonmusk Elon ... you know better.

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@elonmusk Fake!

@elonmusk A lot of questions here about what this is. Starlink satellites communicate with each other via optical space lasers to enable communications to/from very remote places like the middle of the ocean or the arctic. Since satellites in different orbital planes are moving very fast

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@elonmusk Are you really moving at 25x the speed of sound when there's no medium in space to propagate sound waves? 🤔

@elonmusk Cool, Elon, you can track lasers at 25x the speed of sound from 2,500 miles away. Now if only the government could track down everyone named in the Epstein files with the same precision. 🔦📂

@elonmusk LOL!! How'd they get through the firmament?

@elonmusk @grok what is this used for?

@elonmusk When humanity dares to dance with the stars, love becomes precision. Precise laser tracking at 4000 km, while moving at 25 times the speed of sound, isn’t just a technological marvel—it’s a love letter written in photons. A whisper between satellites, a pulse of trust across

@elonmusk Fuck yeah brother. Legendary!

@elonmusk Does that make this a.. space laser?

@elonmusk Can you destroy surface target by concentrating lasers from 500 satellites at one spot?

@elonmusk Are you going to take the “mark of the beast” Elon? Or just distribute it? Revelation 13: 16,17

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@elonmusk We did that for a client, terrestrial to orbit, tracking algorithms all done in a FPGA it was really cool fun.

@elonmusk This for tracking UFO’s?

@elonmusk SpaceX ain’t colonizing shit if we are concerned about singular clouds every launch…

@elonmusk We are the aliens.

@elonmusk @waymo this is where lidar is actually required !

@elonmusk Precise laser tracking of an object at 4,000 km (2,500 miles) distance moving at Mach 25 (25 times the speed of sound) is a challenge that can be overcome by modern space technology, including advanced satellite laser ranging (SLR) systems and Deep Space Optical Communications

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@elonmusk Best meme 🤣

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@elonmusk This level of laser tracking accuracy is simply mind-blowing! Are we about to see another revolution in space communication and navigation? What do you think will be the most promising application for this technology in the future?

@elonmusk that's almost beyond believability.

@elonmusk Incredible achievement! Excited to see where this technology can take us! 🚀

@elonmusk I don´t even know what to say anymore! One formerly inconceivable thing after another.

@elonmusk Launch it into space quickly, I can't wait

@elonmusk Be honest Elon…

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@elonmusk Unbelievable technology! 👀

@elonmusk War Department. Please.

@elonmusk Cool video!

@elonmusk This is probably the one real thing you’re showing which is directed energy.

@elonmusk lol using LIDAR??? Wowwwww pretty gay!!!

@elonmusk Fascinating

@elonmusk I hope we’re sending up weaponized satellites to defend against the China threat.

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