This article is a little short on details ... but I have to wonder if he picked up lightsquared's bandwidth, and what the implications would be. As I recall, the issue with Lightsquared is that they also wanted high-powered ground transmitters, that would have disrupted GPS. If Musk's plan is entirely from space, then it may not matter how close the GPS spectrum they are, right? GPS coexisted with other satellite only services in adjacent spectrums.
http://www.iflscience.com/space/elon-musk-plans-launching-4000-internet-satellites
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-elon-musk-internet-space-20150609-story.html
This story mentions Lightsquared, and says Musk's plan would not be problem for "airplane radar" ... LOL ....
> And a previous effort by a firm called LightSquared to use satellites to provide wireless service fell apart three years ago, despite initial backing from the FCC. Military officials complained at the time that the technology interfered with the radar used by planes — a problem that shouldn't hinder Musk's effort, industry officials said.
4000 satellites means quite a few succesful launches, from what I've been reading they're still ironing out the finer points of succesful launches.
Well that didn't take long.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/28/us-space-spacex-launch-idUSKCN0P80NM20150628&apos ;">Science | Sun Jun 28, 2015 2:26pm EDTRelated:
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