The report said SpaceX can use the military’s precise vector-covariance data to supplement Stargaze, its own camera and radar network on Starlink satellites. The government receives access to Stargaze observations in return.

The military dataset is controlled unclassified information. Former space-traffic staff and public-interest advocates told the newspaper the arrangement raises security, competition and conflict-of-interest questions.

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