I think they all have de-orbiting thrusters on them now so they don’t end up as junk.
From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 1:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC Article says orbit 715-790 miles and useful life 5-7 years, decay within 1 year after that. From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Wright Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 1:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC Perhaps by then they’ll put little EM drives in each one to combat orbital decay. Chris Wright Network Administrator From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 11:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC At 100 miles, I would think that the decay rate would be too high. Usable, low-maintenance LEO would probably start around 200 miles, but IANARS (I am not a rocket scientist). bp<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 11/17/2016 11:36 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: ....yeah but GPS doesn't need an uplink. So if you have an antenna of similar size and shape to one of those cone shaped GPS antennas, how much tx power do you need to hit sats in LEO? That's at least a hundred miles up isn't it? ------ Original Message ------ From: "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 11/17/2016 11:53:49 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC They won't need to be south-facing. With 4,000 of them, they'll be everywhere going everywhere. I'd think like GPS. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 10:52:04 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC Article says client side antennas will be phased array to track the sats, also that the sats will communicate with each other. Seems to me even with all those sats, talking about gigabit service to customers is a bit of marketing hype. Speaking of marketing, that would seem to be the key, how will they market this? Unless the target market is the same people who bought Iridium phones. SpaceX does not have a natural existing marketing vehicle for Internet service, I assume they will need partners or resellers. That is the advantage a Verizon, AT&T or DISH has – millions of existing customers they can advertise to, and offer bundle deals to. Satellite does have a natural appeal to the “nothing on my house” people, you can stick the antenna on a short pole in the yard. Still not a great solution for the apartment and condo dwellers without south facing balconies, they want indoor wireless modems. I am assuming the LEO orbits will still be in the southern sky like GPS sats, maybe that is wrong and they will whiz overhead in all directions? From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 10:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC I didn’t see what frequencies they are using. Earth stations would need to track them I would think. From: Tushar Patel Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 7:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Space X, Satellite internet 1 GBPS, FCC http://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-internet-satellite-constellation-2016-11
