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SpaceX Satellite net could start gigabit per second operation in 2020

Posted in Hardware on 30th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Initial prototype satellites are expected to be flown in 2017, and initial operation of the constellation could begin in 2020.

SpaceX wants to surround Earth with an internet service that's 200 times faster

Posted in Hardware on 28th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

On November 15, the company filed a lengthy application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch 4,425 satellites.

Satellite to help planes avoid turbulence

Posted in Science on 22nd Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

A new weather satellite that could help pilots avoid turbulence has launched into space.

SpaceX Files for FCC Approval for 4,425 Satellite Global Broadband Constellation

Posted in Hardware on 17th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Satellites, which will weight 386kg each, will orbit from 1,110 km to 1,325 km and provide services in the Ku and Ka frequency bands.

NASA outlines six new storm-chasing CubeSats

Posted in Science on 8th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

NASA has outlined six new missions to be launched over the next few months that are equipped with new methods of studying the Earth's atmosphere, climate and weather.