Brotoro Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Why would you want that antenna tilted at all? Or do they just want to avoid having it become a bird bath after it rains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Brotoro said: Why would you want that antenna tilted at all? Or do they just want to avoid having it become a bird bath after it rains? I would assume it would need tilt for different mounting options. If the sky on the one side was blocked by the side of a building, etc. Such that if it sees a 120 degree arc, say, that that is as much pure sky as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 The pink at the bottom is Starlink (gen 2). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Darksat is 6th mag. They need 7th mag (hopefully visorsat). Even with 7th mag, it has impacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Not Starlink, but dunno where to put it... This is bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) I avidly follow UK politics as well as space news, so this is right up my street. It's hard to comment because of the forum rules. Suffice it to say that the current UK government need not have exited the Galileo program, but did so for ideological reasons. It then spent millions on attempting to start up its own navigation system, which was doomed to failure from the beginning (what satellites launched on what rocket from what launch site operating on what frequency?). Apparently someone then convinced them to buy a half billion £ stake in OneWeb as a solution to the "what satellite" part of the problem, despite the fact OneWeb doesn't actually have the required technology and the satellites can't be retrofitted even if they did. Follow that up with the fact that a major govt donor has a large stake in OneWeb, and this deal stinks of corruption. This is entirely on brand for this govt. Edited July 3, 2020 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) While Starlink allows to write "-or" in words, OneWeb will autocorrect this to "-our". Also, no "twonnies". Only "a score". Edited July 4, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) On 7/3/2020 at 11:17 PM, RCgothic said: Suffice it to say that the current UK government need not have exited the Galileo program, but did so for ideological reasons. It then spent millions on attempting to start up its own navigation system, which was doomed to failure from the beginning (what satellites launched on what rocket from what launch site operating on what frequency?). They could've provided something more like Japan's QZSS, given the similar latitude and the "special relationship". But oh well. At least honestly it gives me a lot less worry on how exactly they're going to affect observations and stuff. The way how they've been working means that it'd probably only be seriously considered in the next decade or something; and probably the astronomical community there would've given it enough pressure that it'd be fairly impotent by then. I hope the other players (esp. Starlings) would really reduce their brightness and stuff. Maybe the US DoD has something up their behind. Edited July 7, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 You can now add your actual address at starlink.com and they will update you when service is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Raven Industries Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 You can stick it on a table? I look forward to the upcoming Starlink terminal with optional umbrella attachment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 39 minutes ago, Raven Industries said: You can stick it on a table? I look forward to the upcoming Starlink terminal with optional umbrella attachment. .... until it gets windy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, tater said: Sounds like an Apple-style slick white box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Was apparently posted on instagram, then taken down (you'll recognize her from such things as SpaceX launch coverage): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 42 minutes ago, tater said: Was apparently posted on instagram, then taken down (you'll recognize her from such things as SpaceX launch coverage): Looks like it doubles as a coffee table. That adds some value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/spacex-starlink-beta-tests-show-speeds-up-to-60mbps-latency-as-low-as-31ms/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 https://aas.org/satellite-constellations-1-workshop-report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) First tweet replaced because it said MB/s vs megabits/s. Edited September 3, 2020 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kerbiloid Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) "Starlink WrapNet. A Laser Show Around Your Planet!" Spoiler Guessing when they will reveal their next project currently being tested under the alias BocaChicaGal. Spoiler BocaChicaGirl Edited September 4, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I hope they hurry up with the paperwork in my country, I'm very much in the latitude band they're targeting, and my current provider sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Starlink beta is live! Details in the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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