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F6 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractionated_spacecraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractionated_spacecraft What has changed since then would be scale of
by Zenst 6y ago
F6 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractionated_spacecraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractionated_spacecraft
What has changed since then would be scale of alternative launch options as well as progress in satellite/radio tech and a bit smaller or lighter, sure does scale in savings.
Perhaps with those factors it may well prove viable to revisit that. That an antenna's and phased arrays, been much progress even in the last ten years and might be that such visions need another ten years, but certainly seems a sound goal overall.
- jgilias 6y agoI completely agree that the goal is a good one. Downlink bandwidth is one of the most restricting bottlenecks limiting what we can achieve with satellites. It's absolutely worthwhile to revisit this idea from time to time. Someone should make a website 'are we async in orbit yet'.
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoI wonder if a self-healing mesh network would make more sense... just set up a mesh that readjusts for satellites going in and out of range...