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Re:FemtoStar: Taking Aim for the Stars by Tepix on Thursday May 20, 2021 @03:39AM (#27218469)
A very cool project!

I found a reddit AMA from one year ago at https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/gfw3ab/were_the_de...

They want to do it with MSS on the Ka-Band.

With the low number of satellites and the low orbit (400-700km) you'll need an unobstructed horizon. It could be great at sea!

Edit: I originally had a question here wondering how they expect to get the radio frequency licenses...

Re:FemtoStar: Taking Aim for the Stars by FemtoStar on Thursday May 20, 2021 @03:41AM (#27218484)
By obtaining those licenses, just as any other satellite company would. We're already working with regulators in Canada, and intend to license the network in as many other countries as possible.

- The FemtoStar Project

Re:FemtoStar: Taking Aim for the Stars by femto on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:00AM (#27219610)
Is there a public repository somewhere with the in-progress designs? I'm interested to take a look. (Starting with the over-the-air protocol are you are using.)
Re:FemtoStar: Taking Aim for the Stars by FemtoStar on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:29PM (#27228745)
Hi there!

See our response to another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27228546