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With the impending mass cheapening expense of launching satellites via SpaceX and the like, wouldn’t a large array of telecommunication satellites be a more rea
by donatj 9y ago
With the impending mass cheapening expense of launching satellites via SpaceX and the like, wouldn’t a large array of telecommunication satellites be a more reasonable option for nation wide coverage in a country the size and density of the United States?
- strictnein 9y agoPossibly, which is why SpaceX wants to do exactly that[0]. They're launching their first test satellites shortly[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_satellite_constellation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_satellite_constellation [1] https://www.geekwire.com/2018/spacex-gets-set-launch-first-prototype-starlink-satellites-global-internet-access/ https://www.geekwire.com/2018/spacex-gets-set-launch-first-p...
- csours 9y agohttps://youtu.be/JEpsKnWZrJ8?t=102 https://youtu.be/JEpsKnWZrJ8?t=102 "Between here and the satellite, there are a very large number of nanoseconds"