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SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Re: SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Post by dmurray »

sigstoat wrote: post #79
castratikron wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems like there's an opportunity to produce an open-source SpaceX compatible antenna that someone could build themselves. I wonder if at some point SpaceX could allow this on their network?

> Seems like there's an opportunity to produce an open-source SpaceX compatible antenna that someone could build themselves. you'd need at least $400 of test equipment to check that the >$100 of parts were working right, and to diagnose any problems. not cost effective.

That's certainly not prohibitive in the US. Starlink already charge $500 for hardware and $100/month.

Re: SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Post by aero-glide2 »

taf2 wrote: post #80
_ph_ wrote: post #13

Amazing times, when a private company can launch 3 flights in two weeks, not even counting the Starship tests :). It is faszinating to see, how quickly Starlink is progressing, we are on the brink of global satellite broadband internet. This could be a substantial change especially in all the countries without a wide broadband availability. It will be interesting to see whether SpaceX can generate enough revenue to b…

I agree I want to see Venus havoc mission. Floating a blimp in the atmosphere seems so cool

The Soviets sent a balloon to Venus, floated for a few hours I think. Would love to see such missions in HD.

Re: SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Post by aero-glide2 »

agency wrote: post #2

As someone stuck on old (HughesNet) satellite internet and waiting on my Starlink pre-order, this is great news. I didn’t get into the beta sadly, though I was signed up and in the eligibility area since day 1.

Did you sign up for the $99 deposit which puts you in the queue?

Re: SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Post by rjzzleep »

aero-glide2 wrote: post #130
rjzzleep wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Faster than? Also, does anyone know who's behind this effort? Other leaders would celebrate the people behind the development but at spacex and tesla it's only ever news about Musk? Any interesting people behind what is happening at SpaceX ?

Couldn't find names but the employees did an AMA on reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/jybmgn/we_are_the...

> Couldn't find names

That's kinda sad, isn't it?

Re: SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Post by mulcahey »

rjzzleep wrote: post #134
aero-glide2 wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Couldn't find names but the employees did an AMA on reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/jybmgn/we_are_the...

> Couldn't find names That's kinda sad, isn't it?

Per this article Mark Juncosa has lead the development of the satellites

https://qz.com/1627570/how-autonomous-are-spacexs-starlink-s...

Re: SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Post by mabbo »

Worth also pointing out: That's the 9th flight of Booster 1051. And it had a perfect landing.

The goal of this design of Falcon 9 is to handle 10 flights with minimum refurbishment. Right now, it looks like they're within a couple months of achieving that goal for the first time, with booster 1049 close as well, at 8 flights.

SpaceX is soon going to reach a point that they don't need to build more Falcon 9 boosters.

Re: SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Post by heavyset_go »

eecc wrote: post #115
ShockedUnicorn wrote: post #110

For the people talking about space pollution and problems for astronomers. Yes, it is definitely an issue, but this constellation is also a way for many people to have access to education and information that will help them and their community. If you're curious about both the positives and negatives of Starlink I highly recommend the mini documentary "Is this the END of Astronomy?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…

Yeah, apparently just paint one rotor blade differently to make it stand out and birds will stay clear [1] Maybe Starlink constellations will be an incentive to finish the JWT, and other space telescopes... [1] https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/black-paint-on-wind-...

> Yeah, apparently just paint one rotor blade differently to make it stand out and birds will stay clear [1]

The study you're citing was only studied 4 wind turbines, while the evidence does point towards this working, I wouldn't say that the existing evidence is conclusive. Also, the turbines with the darker blades still killed birds, just less bird than the turbines with standard blades.

Re: SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Post by JasonFruit »

m463 wrote: post #121
rjzzleep wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Faster than? Also, does anyone know who's behind this effort? Other leaders would celebrate the people behind the development but at spacex and tesla it's only ever news about Musk? Any interesting people behind what is happening at SpaceX ?

It appears to be faster than rural Wisconsin internet service. someone I know (coincidentally in wisconsin) is getting 100m down 20m up There's always (the other) Linus: https://youtu.be/Fh1a2K9ZgNA

I'm in Wisconsin, just got it, and am seeing 65-115 down, 15-40 up. I was hoping it would be better than Hughesnet, but I didn't expect it would be quite this good. I did have about a five minute downtime yesterday. Not too shabby!

Re: SpaceX delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks

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Post by JasonFruit »

jiofih wrote: post #65
wcoenen wrote: post #59

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Turning one satellite into a cloud of debris would suffice, Kessler syndrome would do the rest.

We are very very far from that happening. Even with most satellites being in the same torus around earth, if every single one in orbit right now were to instantly shatter, each piece would have something like a 1000sqkm volume to roam in.

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