3 ms·
> users will need to wait until SpaceX has a working network in polar orbits (i.e. not flying on these tilted plains but more or less directly over the poles in
by mabbo 5y ago
> users will need to wait until SpaceX has a working network in polar orbits (i.e. not flying on these tilted plains but more or less directly over the poles instead)
Apparently this has already begun, judging by the train of sats that I'm watching fly over the south pole right now.
- JshWright 5y agoThey have done a couple polar launches, totaling 13 satellites (they were both “rideshares” with other payload launches). The bigger group (10) was launched ~7 months ago and wouldn’t be in a train anymore. EDIT: Oh, nevermind, looks like the batch of 10 is still grouped pretty tightly (wonder why they haven’t spread out yet…?)
- mlindner 5y agoThey've done few test prototype launches of satellites that were grouped together along with a ride share mission that they had other customers paying for. The operational satellites are about to start launching next month at the earliest [0]. [0] https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/07/27/spacex-to-begin-launching-new-generation-of-starlink-satellites-next-month/ https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/07/27/spacex-to-begin-launch...