satellite internet constellation
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SpaceX Starlink Competitor Plagued by Ground Problems in Quest for Global Coverage
Eutelsat, a leading satellite operator based in France, is encountering troubling delays in the deployment of its OneWeb satellite constellation that affect its plans to offer global-scale broadband coverage. The disruption to potential revenues is also a…minor factor. Eutelsat is currently facing challenges in rolling out its OneWeb satellite constellation, a network designed to provide…
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Upcoming SpaceX Launch to Include First Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites
SpaceX is gearing up to launch the first batch of Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability, with plans to test the technology in Earth orbit so that it can expand its reach on Earth beyond the range of cell towers. A total of 21 satellites will launch on board SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket at 12.09am on…
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Enormous Satellite Discovered to Outshine All but the 7 Most Brightest Stars
Late last year, a communications satellite unfurled its giant wings, stretching out a 64-square-metre antenna array in low Earth orbit. Once fully deployed, BlueWalker 3 became one of the brightest objects in the night sky, outshined only by the Moon, Venus, Jupiter and seven stars, according to new research. Texas-based startup AST SpaceMobile launched its…
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The Potential for Larger — and Brighter — Starlink Satellites Has Astronomers Worried
Unobstructed views of space are increasingly at risk as SpaceX builds out its Starlink megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. And with the company’s plans to deploy bigger, and potentially brighter, satellites, the problem could get even worse, according to astronomers.