https://www.theverge.com/space/657113/starlink-amazon-satellites
Satellite operators don’t want to be fighting with each other for space, so they each use different orbits. The Project Kuiper satellites, for example, launched into a slightly higher altitude than the Starlink ones. However, it’s still necessary to move satellites through other orbits, which is why orbital crowding is a problem. “What goes up must come down,” Reddy says. “So eventually Kuipers have to deorbit and go through the Starlink orbital range to reenter.” From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 1:24 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: David vs Goliath: LEO internet service Starlink started with 27, too. Give them more then 12 hours to catch up? The launch was cool as usual, but it sure looked a LOT faster than every other launch I've seen. Lots of comments on how fast it was from the public/casters as well. On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM Bill Prince <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Amazon launched its first batch of 27 LEO satellites yesterday <https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/amazon-launches-27-satellites-to-begin-building-huge-project-kuiper-internet-constellation> . That gives Kuiper 27, Starlink > 7,200. -- bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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