There are several companies working to develop solutions for space debris and some are working on refueling, recovering and reusing satellites. Outpost is working to make satellites re-usable. They plan to build in a heatshield (shown above) that would enable a satellite to return to earth. After re-entry, they want to deploy a high altitude …
There are various Youtubers who make weekly videos attacking SpaceX, Tesla and Elon Musk. They are able to make a few thousand dollars a month making these attack videos. One of these people is someone who calls himself the “Common Sense Skeptic”. He claims that SpaceX Starlink will not live up to its promises. Incorrect …
Starlink Mobility (RV and other users) has 300,000 customers who pay $2500 for installation and $250 per month. This is more than the $120 per month for regular residential. The higher charges for mobility/RV users and the higher estimate of Starlink mobility customers, the increase in residential charges of $10 per month, increases my conservative …
SpaceX is completing a Texas Starlink factory that is 521,000 square feet and cost $43,000,000. The SpaceX factory is designed for high volume manufacturing. It is to make millions of consumer facing devices. The Starlink Kit and include the antenna (or dish) that connects to the satellites, Wi-Fi routers and antenna mounting hardware. SpaceX recently …
SpaceX has found its second partner for their upcoming Starlink-enabled direct satellite-to-cellular service. New Zealand’s telecommunications company, One NZ (formerly known as Vodafone), has announced it has signed an agreement with SpaceX to offer mobile coverage across the country, eliminating cellular dead zones. SpaceX announced the direct satellite-to-cellular service with T-mobile. T-Mobile has more than …
Julien Villa-Massone has a table with graphics and specifications for the various versions of the Starlink satellite. He has detailed analysis of Starlink and using Starlink to enhance Tesla communications and technology. Julien identified that glass antennas exist and can be used on top of Tesla and other vehicles for mobile communication via Starlink. This …
SpaceX Starlink V2 minis will be larger and more powerful than the Version 1.5 Starlink. SpaceX Starlink V2 mini will have more powerful phased array antennas and the use of E-band for backhaul—which will allow Starlink to provide ~4x more capacity per satellite than earlier iterations. SpaceX should launch the first Starlink V2 mini tomorrow. …
Here are some talks of 6G satellite communication. This is mainly not the cellphone direct to satellite communication but satellite to satellite dish communication. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many …
SpaceX had a good Starlink launch a few minutes ago. In less than nine hours, SpaceX should launch another rocket to place an Inmarsat into orbit. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It …
Starshield is a huge deal SpaceX to grow huge business for secure communications for the military, government and some other customers. However, they also talk about modular custom satellites with rapid development and deployment. SpaceX will get into the high volume custom satellite business. SpaceX will also get into Earth Observation satellites. In December 2022, …
Starlink has achieved positive cash flow and is on track to turn a profit in 2023 and this starts a countdown to a Starlink IPO. Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service, recorded its first quarter of positive cash flow in 2022 and is on track to turn a profit this year, said SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell. …