This is certainly interesting...
Amazon to launch over 3200 satellites
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It's Dr. Evil before the cat scratched him !
Then he'll be able to spy on everyone!
Originally Posted by dogememe
I hate when people take something that could be a written article I could read in 15 seconds and turn it into a video using stock images and footage that has no value and now it takes way longer to "read"
I thought the same thing...
I hate when people take something that could be a written article I could read in 15 seconds and turn it into a video using stock images and footage that has no value and now it takes way longer to "read"
I thought the same thing...
Amazon is a good place to shop online.
Originally Posted by Jimzz
Musk was also was looking into this. Not sure where its at or if this is a combined thing.
FCA is most likely paying Musk's satellites.
(See my other thread in the automotive section)
Musk was also was looking into this. Not sure where its at or if this is a combined thing.
FCA is most likely paying Musk's satellites.
Originally Posted by Jimzz
Musk was also was looking into this. Not sure where its at or if this is a combined thing.
Musk has already launched a couple of test satellites and has a bunch more sateliites going up later this month (from what I've read, I believe they're missing the inter-satellite laser links that will be in the final version, but otherwise functional).
Musk was also was looking into this. Not sure where its at or if this is a combined thing.
Musk has already launched a couple of test satellites and has a bunch more sateliites going up later this month (from what I've read, I believe they're missing the inter-satellite laser links that will be in the final version, but otherwise functional).
Originally Posted by emg
Originally Posted by Jimzz
Musk was also was looking into this. Not sure where its at or if this is a combined thing.
Musk has already launched a couple of test satellites and has a bunch more sateliites going up later this month (from what I've read, I believe they're missing the inter-satellite laser links that will be in the final version, but otherwise functional).
In addition to this, I believe Musk was tinkering with using a high altitude weather balloon system.
Originally Posted by Jimzz
Musk was also was looking into this. Not sure where its at or if this is a combined thing.
Musk has already launched a couple of test satellites and has a bunch more sateliites going up later this month (from what I've read, I believe they're missing the inter-satellite laser links that will be in the final version, but otherwise functional).
In addition to this, I believe Musk was tinkering with using a high altitude weather balloon system.
Have you ever seen a Satellite orbiting the earth ?
It's easy to do.
You can immediately tell it's NOT an airplane because it waaay up there.
A steady light just passing overhead.
OR
A light that brightens, then dims (if the Satellite is rotating).
It's easy to do.
You can immediately tell it's NOT an airplane because it waaay up there.
A steady light just passing overhead.
OR
A light that brightens, then dims (if the Satellite is rotating).
just what we need MORE space junk cluttering up the orbital pathways...
Originally Posted by earlyre
just what we need MORE space junk cluttering up the orbital pathways...
Space is big. Really big. And there's software which predicts potential collisions and calculates the optimum time to fire the satellite motors to get out of the way.
Besides which, they're planned to go into orbits which decay fairly quickly if anything bad happens to the satellite. I remember Musk saying recently that they're changing the design of the SpaceX satellites so they'll pretty much entirely burn up when that happens.
just what we need MORE space junk cluttering up the orbital pathways...
Space is big. Really big. And there's software which predicts potential collisions and calculates the optimum time to fire the satellite motors to get out of the way.
Besides which, they're planned to go into orbits which decay fairly quickly if anything bad happens to the satellite. I remember Musk saying recently that they're changing the design of the SpaceX satellites so they'll pretty much entirely burn up when that happens.
Originally Posted by emg
Originally Posted by earlyre
just what we need MORE space junk cluttering up the orbital pathways...
Besides which, they're planned to go into orbits which decay fairly quickly if anything bad happens to the satellite. I remember Musk saying recently that they're changing the design of the SpaceX satellites so they'll pretty much entirely burn up when that happens.
There's a lot of FOD up there in addition to tons of satellites. I think it was Russia that tested an anti satellite weapon against one of their own satellites and caused major damage to other satellites from FOD. If there is a malfunction, there is no guarantee that they will enter the atmosphere before they damage anything else.
Originally Posted by earlyre
just what we need MORE space junk cluttering up the orbital pathways...
Besides which, they're planned to go into orbits which decay fairly quickly if anything bad happens to the satellite. I remember Musk saying recently that they're changing the design of the SpaceX satellites so they'll pretty much entirely burn up when that happens.
There's a lot of FOD up there in addition to tons of satellites. I think it was Russia that tested an anti satellite weapon against one of their own satellites and caused major damage to other satellites from FOD. If there is a malfunction, there is no guarantee that they will enter the atmosphere before they damage anything else.
Originally Posted by emg
Originally Posted by earlyre
just what we need MORE space junk cluttering up the orbital pathways...
Space is big. Really big. And there's software which predicts potential collisions and calculates the optimum time to fire the satellite motors to get out of the way.
Besides which, they're planned to go into orbits which decay fairly quickly if anything bad happens to the satellite. I remember Musk saying recently that they're changing the design of the SpaceX satellites so they'll pretty much entirely burn up when that happens.
Originally Posted by maxdustington
Originally Posted by emg
Originally Posted by earlyre
just what we need MORE space junk cluttering up the orbital pathways...
Besides which, they're planned to go into orbits which decay fairly quickly if anything bad happens to the satellite. I remember Musk saying recently that they're changing the design of the SpaceX satellites so they'll pretty much entirely burn up when that happens.
There's a lot of FOD up there in addition to tons of satellites. I think it was Russia that tested an anti satellite weapon against one of their own satellites and caused major damage to other satellites from FOD. If there is a malfunction, there is no guarantee that they will enter the atmosphere before they damage anything else.
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/...Space_Debris/Space_debris_by_the_numbers
34 000 objects >10 cm
900 000 objects from 1 cm to 10 cm
128 million objects from 1 mm to 1 cm
Originally Posted by earlyre
just what we need MORE space junk cluttering up the orbital pathways...
Space is big. Really big. And there's software which predicts potential collisions and calculates the optimum time to fire the satellite motors to get out of the way.
Besides which, they're planned to go into orbits which decay fairly quickly if anything bad happens to the satellite. I remember Musk saying recently that they're changing the design of the SpaceX satellites so they'll pretty much entirely burn up when that happens.
Originally Posted by maxdustington
Originally Posted by emg
Originally Posted by earlyre
just what we need MORE space junk cluttering up the orbital pathways...
Besides which, they're planned to go into orbits which decay fairly quickly if anything bad happens to the satellite. I remember Musk saying recently that they're changing the design of the SpaceX satellites so they'll pretty much entirely burn up when that happens.
There's a lot of FOD up there in addition to tons of satellites. I think it was Russia that tested an anti satellite weapon against one of their own satellites and caused major damage to other satellites from FOD. If there is a malfunction, there is no guarantee that they will enter the atmosphere before they damage anything else.
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/...Space_Debris/Space_debris_by_the_numbers
34 000 objects >10 cm
900 000 objects from 1 cm to 10 cm
128 million objects from 1 mm to 1 cm
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