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Re:SpaceX Smallsat Rideshare Program by rtkwe on Monday August 05, 2019 @04:11PM (#20618371)
This looks very different from their Starlink launcher though and doesn't look like it could live above or below it either. Sun synchronous orbit is a pretty specific orbit too.
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Re:SpaceX Smallsat Rideshare Program by dr_orpheus on Monday August 05, 2019 @06:08PM (#20619602)
Yeah, the Starlink launcher was a pretty specific device designed around the Starlink satellites. The attachments shown in the attached link are the ESPA (EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle) Secondary Payload Adapter) [1] rings. They work well for a variety of customers using it because you can put out a generic document for an interface and a box you need to fit within. The first dedicated rideshare program like this was the STP-2 mission. [2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EELV_Secondary_Payload_Adapter

[2] http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/space-images/spacecraft/...

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Re:SpaceX Smallsat Rideshare Program by Symmetry on Monday August 05, 2019 @05:12PM (#20619028)
Yeah, there aren't any plans to put Starlink satellites in SSO.
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