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The SpaceX press kit for Starlink is here: spacex.com/sites/spacex/f…
"With a flat-panel design featuring multiple high-throughput antennas and a single solar array, each of 60 Starlink satellites weighs approximately 227kg (~500 pounds).
The launch is scheduled for ~7:30 (PST).
"With a flat-panel design featuring multiple high-throughput antennas and a single solar array, each of 60 Starlink satellites weighs approximately 227kg (~500 pounds).
The launch is scheduled for ~7:30 (PST).
I have been thinking about whether there is a business in operating a broadband LEO constellation since 1994. I can't imagine anyone has researched and thought about it more tham me. So this and OneWeb and Amazon's Kuiper, Telesat etc are fun for me to watch. It is happening.
"The total payload mass from just the Starlinks, not counting the adapter and deployment mechanisms, comes in at an 13,620 kg (30,027 lb)." nasaspaceflight.com/2019/05/first-… "At least 12 launches are needed to achieve constant internet coverage of most of the world" reuters.com/article/us-spa…
To give you a sense of how much smaller these Starlink satellites operating at LEO are, this is a picture of the Telstar 19 Vantage at a weight of 7,076 kg (15,600 lbs) designed for operation at a geostationary orbit. For scale, you can see people standing next to the GEO.
