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bandwidth matters a lot. it's why SpaceX pays so much on legal fees for fcc filings

• mlyle 4y ago
  > bandwidth matters a lot. Sure, how much data you can exchange per satellite is roughly proportional to the bandwidth. Increasing bandwidth or increasing satellites increases data rate. > it's why SpaceX pays so much on legal fees for fcc filings Note that a whole lot of the paper that goes to the FCC relates to the FCC's statutory authority over space debris and constellation licensing.
  • shaklee3 4y ago
    they have spent an immense amount of money and time on fcc filings for spectrum. this is a mixture of asking for spectrum, proving they're not interfering, and trying to beat kuiper and others to market.
    • mlyle 4y ago
      > they have spent an immense amount of money and time on fcc filings for spectrum. Well, sure. It has a multiplicative effect with number of satellites on throughput. Not to mention the proxy warfare they've endured from other constellation vendors through the FCC. The big point which I responded to was there was a claim that adding more satellites doesn't add throughput ("Do cheap launches help")-- that one could be purely spectrum limited and not benefit from additional satellites. Directional antennas make this not true for any reasonable number of satellites.