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Maybe they're setting up for customers like SpaceX and the like, with potentially huge satellite arrays.
by pilsetnieks 8y ago
Maybe they're setting up for customers like SpaceX and the like, with potentially huge satellite arrays.
- wmf 8y agoI would predict the opposite. If you have 4,000 satellites you can justify ground stations but if you have one cubesat you might prefer to rent by the minute.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoIf you have one cubesat, you'll probably use Starlink (once operational) instead of your own ground station.
- gpm 8y agoIs starlink going to work for third party satellite communication? Somehow I assumed that the antennas would be directional towards earth. Also the proposed ground stations are said to be pizza box sized, a bit large for a cubesat if they can't be miniaturized.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoGood question. I reached out to a contact at SpaceX to get more info.
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