Re:FCC approves SpaceX plan for satellite broadband network
by topspin on Friday April 06, 2018 @05:33PM
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> These SpaceX / Starlink satellites are considerably smaller - about the size of an oven or washing machine.
The dimensions that appear in the FCC application[1] are 4.0 x 1.8 x 1.2 meters. About size of a small passenger van actually. Doubtless that will not be the launch size, but they will have these dimensions while in operation.
The dimensions that appear in the FCC application[1] are 4.0 x 1.8 x 1.2 meters. About size of a small passenger van actually. Doubtless that will not be the launch size, but they will have these dimensions while in operation.
[1] http://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=1...