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Post by parfive on Feb 7, 2020 16:50:59 GMT -5
On Friday from a spaceport in Kazakhstan, OneWeb, a telecommunications company with its headquarters in London, launched 34 satellites into space. During a few hours in orbit, the satellites were steadily deployed and began to build the company’s constellation, which will ultimately include 650 operational satellites — enough to provide high-speed broadband internet to every corner of the globe by the end of 2021, OneWeb hopes.
The prospect has raised alarms for many astronomers, in part because it is the latest launch in a deluge. Since last spring, SpaceX, the rocket maker founded by Elon Musk, has launched 240 satellites, and has sought approval to deploy as many as 42,000 for its own space-based internet system, Starlink. Other companies, including Amazon, Facebook and Telesat, are also eyeing the heavens.
If OneWeb and Starlink succeed, the next decade will see nearly five times as many satellites put into orbit as all satellites launched since Sputnik 1 in 1957.
OneWeb Launches 34 Satellites as Astronomers Fear Radio Chatter
www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/science/oneweb-launch.html
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Post by knave on Feb 7, 2020 16:54:13 GMT -5
The star link ones have avoidance capability I wonder if these do.
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Post by grumpybill on Feb 7, 2020 17:21:41 GMT -5
A few days ago two defunct satellites nearly collided over Pittsburgh, PA.
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Post by gemfeller on Feb 7, 2020 19:24:05 GMT -5
Wait until China gets is full space force into operation. China's goal is to have the space capability to shut down America's computer systems and electrical grid any time of its choosing, using directed energy and 5G technologies. It will seek to control our media, businesses, land, debt and markets. That will take a whole lot of new satellites and other spacecraft.
Source: Retired Air Force General Steven L. Kwast, author of the study "Fast Space: Leveraging Ultra Low-Cost Space Access for 21st Century Challenges."
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Post by mohs on Feb 8, 2020 15:38:07 GMT -5
I guess who ever has the most Crap
in space wins
when the Apocalypse happens
Now or Later
mostly
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Post by knave on Feb 8, 2020 15:40:18 GMT -5
mohsGloom and doom, tin foil hats, I’ve heard it all. Let’s just keep rockin’ m  stly...
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Post by mohs on Feb 8, 2020 15:43:31 GMT -5
yep knave i agree seems like we have hard time getting good Apocalypse r lling some days its like lets get on with this show... |
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Post by knave on Feb 8, 2020 21:57:07 GMT -5
“Seems we have a hard time Getting a good apocalypse r lling...” Lol! That’s classic Ed! |
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Post by mohs on Feb 9, 2020 9:26:37 GMT -5
Right on Evan The Soyuz did parachute land, the other day & brought back, 3 astronauts from space Very incredible am impressed with the technology and efforts that mankind as accomplished in space. Life expands into every niche….mostly |
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Post by parfive on Aug 11, 2020 1:02:22 GMT -5
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Post by knave on Aug 11, 2020 1:16:25 GMT -5
seems like we have hard time getting good Apocalypse r lling Mr. Ed, we knew not what we wished for... |
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 11, 2020 9:51:48 GMT -5
Star Wars and laser battles, coming soon....Hahaha We polluted our Earth, know it's time to do it to space!
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Post by fernwood on Aug 18, 2020 10:05:45 GMT -5
Just checked out this thread. It reminded me of an episode of The Jetsons. There was a major collision of some "cars". George was late to work and his boss threw a fit.
I wonder what will happen when all of these satellites start colliding with each other or space debris, such as asteroids, etc. Some do not have the ability to move off course to avoid a collision.
Not all capabilities the new satellites are being disclosed. Is there really a need for more satellites? Is there an overload point, where so many satellites will have an effect on the Earth's or Moon's gravitation force/orbit?
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Post by lookatthat on Aug 18, 2020 14:34:28 GMT -5
There certainly are a lot of satellites out there! When I was a kid it was an event to see a satellite. Now some nights I will several in just a few minutes. Gives me the creeps frankly.
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Post by parfive on Aug 18, 2020 21:00:02 GMT -5
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Post by greig on Aug 19, 2020 12:29:36 GMT -5
So many satellites that we will soon be working in the shade, but our internet will be good.
LOL
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Post by knave on Aug 20, 2020 9:07:37 GMT -5
So many satellites that we will soon be working in the shade, but our internet will be good. LOL That’s pretty funny greig! That’s maybe the answer to global warming. Haha |
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Post by rmf on Aug 21, 2020 7:48:56 GMT -5
So many satellites that we will soon be working in the shade, but our internet will be good. LOL That sounds like a twofer working in the shade fixes "global warming" and all the space junk will act as a deflector shield in case we get hit by another ELE meteor. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 22, 2020 12:31:10 GMT -5
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Post by stephan on Aug 26, 2020 13:39:13 GMT -5
I guess they year was off, but... "Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware 2:14 AM, Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug...." Have a nice 2.5 days.  |
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