Thunderdolt
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These aren't geosync sats. The government can block only the radio usage and only while the sats are above their borders.Permission from the government, and $$$, probably.
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These aren't geosync sats. The government can block only the radio usage and only while the sats are above their borders.Permission from the government, and $$$, probably.
You don't know how much of this works, do ya? The actual launch license doesn't need to be issued.These aren't geosync sats. The government can block only the radio usage and only while the sats are above their borders.
Yes, and? Satelites launched not from US soil can still overfly the US.You don't know how much of this works, do ya? The actual launch license doesn't need to be issued.
Launches not from US soil by a US company are still under the jurisdiction of the US, according to the Outer Space Treaty.Satelites launched not from US soil can still overfly the US.
I didn’t realize that US companies were the only possible option for launching satellites.Launches not from US soil by a US company are still under the jurisdiction of the US, according to the Outer Space Treaty.
Who else you got in mind to put up thousands of them in a useful timeframe? The ESA? China?I didn’t realize that US companies were the only possible option for launching satellites.
You keep grasping at more and more straws here.I didn’t realize that US companies were the only possible option for launching satellites.
Except it'll make all ground based observatories useless because these flying balls will get in the way.The more the merrier.
I am a firm believer in the concept that more competition makes things better for the consumer.
Except it'll make all ground based observatories useless because these flying balls will get in the way.
https://www.vox.com/science-and-hea...starlink-too-bright-astronomy-stars-pollution
First is infrastructure they already have the ground based infrastructure in place to serve customers which is far superior, cheaper and easier to maintain than space based solutions, yes it doesn't reach everywhere but who cares their markets are densely packed compared to the areas they don't reach which they quite frankly don't care about unless.I wonder how far this is going to go? I mean what's to stop, Cox, Comcast, Centurylink, etc from throwing up a few thousand satellites to compete?