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03-02-20, 03:26 AM | #196 |
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Fascinating, well done!
I wonder what they do to keep exact position and orbit.. or do they have to be replaced after some time. So if there is position correction, do they have small jets, or is it done by "sunwind" pressure
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03-02-20, 09:24 AM | #197 | |
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Yep, they have small ion thrusters to move them around and keep them in place, and from what I have read, they are designed to be deorbited as newer tech is developed to replace them. As a property of their low Earth orbit by design, this will be routine:
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03-02-20, 08:44 PM | #198 | |
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03-09-20, 05:13 PM | #199 | ||
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Looks like not everyone is happy about this
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https://www.iflscience.com/space/thi...USXYiSUvtUjTRM Markus |
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03-10-20, 09:25 PM | #200 |
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They'll have to learn to live with it.
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03-11-20, 12:24 AM | #201 |
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Yeah. Because who cares about discovering the secrets of the origins (and possible future) of the universe when everyone on the planet can look at pictures of cats?
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03-11-20, 01:19 AM | #202 |
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You have think of the greater good. A billion people use the internet every day, not so many worry about staring at the stars. Plus, you are using the internet to say we shouldn't have internet for other people.
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03-11-20, 12:29 PM | #203 |
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I thinik you totally missunderstod my last post.
I myself think it's great idea giving the entire world the possibility to access the Internet and not just us in the industrial part of the world. It was in my news feed and when I read the article I remembered this thread, so I posted here with some quotes and link. As it says between the lines in the article - Not everyone is happy about this project Markus |
03-18-20, 07:47 AM | #204 |
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Starlink mission 5 has successfully launched its payload of Starlink satellites just now. This launch will mark SpaceX's sixth batch of Starlink satellites and bring the number of satellites in orbit for the megaconstellation to 360. The mission is called Starlink 5, with the first Starlink mission in 2019 being an unnumbered test flight.
First stage booster recovery was a failure. This was the 5th launch for this booster but they were unable to land it. Appeared to be an engine failure and Space X knew it long before the booster re-entered, they cut away from the camera. The Space X rep said these had a special coating to reduce the optical sig for atronomers. They also mention some kind of shade covers that will also decrease the optics. |
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03-20-20, 09:28 AM | #206 | |
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https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesm...fAYz5p10j-0BSE
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03-20-20, 07:59 PM | #207 | |
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FCC approves SpaceX to deploy up to 1 million small antennas for Starlink internet network https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/20/fcc-...-internet.html Quote:
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04-20-20, 04:17 PM | #208 |
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Saw some of these Starlink satellite some hours ago.
They were heading from south to north - They came over the horizon from my right(south) and passede over my head to left where they disappeared..Didn't count them, guess I saw 5 to 6 of them. They were small yellow in colour. Going to see if I can see them again tomorrow(If I remember it) Markus |
04-22-20, 01:45 PM | #209 |
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SpaceX launch LIVE
No I dont like the idea of polluting earth, space and cluttering the night sky for faster internet so people can just complain to more people about global warming on the internet. BUT! Rocket launches are still waay kewl to watch
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04-22-20, 01:51 PM | #210 |
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Great share
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