[amsat-bb] Starlink....

[Sterling Mann]

Wow i'm behind on the news.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1127388838362378241 - "Tight Fit" is
the understatement of the year!

-Sterling N0SSC

On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 11:12 AM Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>
>
>
> A little more is known. They've pulled the orbit down to below 500, and are
> going to try to launch the first batch of 60 this week. It's all over the
> space related launch blogs and such. Elon even tweeted a picture of inside
> the fairing.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Sterling Mann via
> AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 11:47 AM
> To: John Kludt <johnnykludt at gmail.com>
> Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Starlink....
>
> The starlink in my Forester is temperamental, sometimes the carplay won't
> work and it also causes glitches in the audio.
>
> OHHH SpaceX starlink!
>
> No, nobody knows nothing about it besides the FCC authorization
> <
> https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-authorizes-spacex-provide-broadband-satell
> ite-services
> <https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-authorizes-spacex-provide-broadband-satellite-services>
> >
> which states "comprising 4,425 satellites in 83 orbital planes, at an
> approximate altitude of 1,110 to 1,325 kilometers...in the 10.7-12.7GHz,
> 13.85-14.5 GHz, 17.8-18.6 GHz, 18.8-19.3 GHz, 27.5-29.1 GHz, and 29.5-30
> GHz
> bands." Fortunately that has zero overlap with any amateur radio spectrum.
>
> -Sterling N0SSC
>
> On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 9:54 AM John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
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> > Joe,
> >
> > As in the Subaru answer to GM Onstar?
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 10:19 AM Joe KD2NFC via AMSAT-BB <
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> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > What do we know about it?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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