SpaceX won approval for lower orbit satellites

[Chris]

SpaceX won approval for lower orbit satellites

Elon Musk’s SpaceX won permission for lower orbits from the Federal Communications Commission, which rejected claims from rivals such as Amazon.com’s Kuiper Systems that the change would increase the risk for collisions in space.

The FCC, in an order adopted on a 4-0 vote, said lower flights would improve the speed and reduce signal lag for SpaceX’s internet-from-space service.

It told SpaceX to tightly control the altitude of satellites closest to those planned by Project Kuiper.

[Bloomberg]

 

[Moosedrool]

 

[Vorastra]

There are already missions planned to clean up space debris. To what extent I'm not sure.

 

[system32]

Did SpaceX get approval from ICASA?
Where's SpaceX B-BBEE certificate?

WTF Elon?

We won't allow Starlink's cheap, county wide, low latency, high speed, heavenly internet in Azania.
We will toyi-toyi, strike, burn, smash, boycott, cancel until SpaceX comply with our race based demands.

PS. Rubben Mohlologa wants his job back.
PPS. Hey Elon can you help us with TV Digital Migration so we can free up some bands.

 

[system32]

Fortunately SpaceX is abiding by the Clean Space Policy (8:40 in the video) and actively de-orbiting equipment.

 

[dualmeister]

Cool. Now Elon can mine your data and sell it

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

There are already missions planned to clean up space debris. To what extent I'm not sure.

why cant they use ground based lasers to fry up pieces of space debris, seems far too hazardous to do into orbit and push things into re-entry.

 

[koeksGHT]

why cant they use ground based lasers to fry up pieces of space debris, seems far too hazardous to do into orbit and push things into re-entry.

Someone may accidently cut the moon in half.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Someone may accidently cut the moon in half.

were not talking Death star laser here,
were talking something strong enough to heat up solar panels enough to de-orbit satellites and rocket boosters

 

[Vorastra]

why cant they use ground based lasers to fry up pieces of space debris, seems far too hazardous to do into orbit and push things into re-entry.

Wouldn't the laser scatter through +60KM of atmosphere. I'd assume they'd have to be monumentally powerful. Much more so than the kW lasers used on some US Navy ships.

Using Google, apparently the laser used by the US Navy is 50kW with a 1.6KM range.

Maybe a space-based laser would be more viable.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Someone may accidently cut the moon in half.

well at least it would improve the view

 

[ponder]

why cant they use ground based lasers to fry up pieces of space debris, seems far too hazardous to do into orbit and push things into re-entry.

 

[Nod]

Someone may accidently cut the moon in half.

Just imagine all that molten cheese cascading down to the earth ...