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Taylor's Day 2024 - Raising the Langley "pirate's" Flag 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

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#TaylorsDay 2024 (June 26th)

#Lenovo #Thinkpad T430

#Microsoft #Windows 10

#LinuxMint 21.3 "Virginia"

The #Deepweb 1 "one"

#NASA at #BigTreeHarare

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In brief:

#TheLangleyFiles and #ThePirateBay

Today (June 25th) is the 121st anniversary of George Orwell's Birthday, and 2024 is 40 years after 1984.

June 27th will be my second anniversary of going sober and clean.

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference."

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In order to correctly "read" and "replicate" the following screenshots and software - a software "homebuild" and technology "beta test" of mine - one must begin with the same hardware i.e. a Lenovo Thinkpad T430 Laptop with a partly functional keyboard - and an optional external keyboard that works (see photo). Read a hand-me-down gift from a friend. For better or for worse.

Anyway #Langley we got some good mileage out of it and a lot of nerves and humour along the way, in equal amounts.

What connection does this have to #Wikileaks if any?? Or Am I simply an eccentric geek in the third world tinkering with my (albeit, very advanced) toy, Mr. President Biden?

Note that in the desktop screenshots "Adobe Photoshop 2024" and "StarCraft II" are selected.

To the ends of the earth and back, sir.

Photoshop for C.

and

StarCraft for T. - "the incredible machine"

You win some and you loose some #POTUS

Learnt a few tricks in my old age.

I quote: "In October 2023, Microsoft acquired parent company Activision Blizzard, maintaining that the company will continue to operate as a separate business. While part of the larger Microsoft Gaming division, Activision retains its function as the publisher of games developed by their studios." ~Wikipedia

Activision Blizzard (which I must remember how to spell) being the maker of the StarCraft games.

Onward ho!

Note well TV Time (available for android and iPhone - I think!): I've clocked over 750 episodes of Star Trek to date as well as a number of Star Trek movies. I'm very familiar with the the Star Wars "universe" too Mandalorian et al. Strangely I am yet to drink my first Starbucks coffee - please have one on my behalf America. Ethical coffee and ethical tea.

Starlink anyone?

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Anyway Commander-in-Chief, I leave it in your capable hands to decide the fate of this post - read the small print so to speak. And therefore which side of the archetypal fence it will end up being on, sir.

As for yourselves, discerning members of the Internet and my wider public readership… With a pinch of salt and maybe fire up one of the software programs on your own devices as see where it takes you.

This post would not be complete without mentioning my fellow artist and mentor Taylor Swift. Loving #TSTTPD btw you special wordsmith, you. A once in a generation artist.

Can we safely put this book to bed.

C. is a friend lost and T. is a friend found fyi POTUS, sir. A little privacy.

Diplomacy is a skill and a gift. I'm one of the lucky ones Mr. Biden my dear friend.

Pulitzer Prize winning journalism? Perhaps.

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Starlink Satellite Internet Cost Revealed by SpaceX

Starlink Satellite Internet Elon Musk's project has begun its tests with real users, who can now contract the service.

Satellite Internet is an option in some remote places that do not have fiber connections; But soon there may be another solution, proposed by billionaire Elon Musk.

SpaceX has begun mailing the first customers selected to be part of the Starlink satellite Internet program; Initially, these users will have the "beta" service, still under development, so they can expect to run into some problems.

However, that also indicates that Starlink Satellite Internet is already advanced enough to reach part of the general public. Let's remember that it was a little over a year and a half ago that SpaceX launched the first satellites of a huge "constellation" that will orbit the Earth.

Starlink Satellite Internet

The mail received by these few users offers exclusive access to the Starlink satellite network to surf the Internet. For this, it is necessary to install a special antenna to be able to connect with the satellites, as well as other components; In total, that means an initial payment of $499.

Once the antenna and everything necessary is installed, users can pay $99 per month to use the service. In addition, those who sign the contract will have to accept a highly variable service, with transfer speeds that can range from 50 Mb/s to 150 Mb/s; in addition, the latency can be between 20ms and 40ms. The company has promised to improve over the next few months.

To use the service it is necessary to use the official Starlink app, which helps users configure the system. Using augmented reality, the app uses mobile cameras to find the ideal areas of the sky to place the antenna; the best results are achieved when the satellites have a direct view of the antenna.

Difficult beginnings

Starlink's satellite network is not complete, but there are already enough in orbit to provide limited service; The company's plans include launching some 12,000 satellites in low orbit to offer service across the globe, but so far "only" 900 satellites have been launched.

In his day, Elon Musk claimed that he would need about 800 satellites to offer a "significant" service. The company has admitted that it has already lost some satellites, either because they have fallen from orbit or because they have been "sacrificed" by having errors.

Furthermore, the satellite network has already been the protagonist of several controversies; just as many astronomers predicted, satellites cause reflections and visual pollution in outer space observations. Although Musk promised to fix it, it remains a matter of discussion in the scientific community.

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Starlink owned by SpaceX is a satellite internet constellation and provides satellite Internet access. The constellation will consist of thousands of mass-produced small satellites in the LEO (low Earth orbit) and working in combination with ground transceivers.

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Is Starlink going to change the Internet Industry or not?

Starlink is a satellite internet access provider operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Starlink initiated its mission to deliver high-speed internet connections worldwide. Approximately 1,800 Starlink satellites are currently in orbit. SpaceX has applied to launch up to 30,000 satellites into orbit to provide high-speed wireless internet. Starlink wants to replace the usual fiber-optic cable broadband system. But Starlink is not alone in the race, and the journey will not be easy for SpaceX.

Teledesic was one of the first companies to build a commercial broadband satellite internet constellation. The first concept was to use 40Ka-band low-earth-orbit satellites to deliver 100 Mbit/s uplinks and 720 Mbit/s downlinks. However, Teledesic put off the project in 2003 due to design flaws. Eutelsat launched the first internet-ready satellite in 2004.

Following Elutesat's success, companies like OneWeb, SpaceX, and Amazon began developing low-Earth-orbit internet access satellite constellations.

The Journey of Starlink

Starlink first went public in 2015 in Redmond, Washington. In 2018, SpaceX estimated the project's cost to be around ten billion dollars.

SpaceX applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2016 for a "non-geostationary orbit (NGSO)" satellite system in the Fixed-Satellite Service utilizing the Ku- and Ka- frequency bands. SpaceX has applied a second orbital shell for almost 7000 v-band VLEO satellites.

SpaceX received approval from the FCC in 2018 for 4,425 satellites with some regulations. For the initial 12,000 satellites, SpaceX plans to be lunch in three orbital shells.

-> First shell: 1,440 in an altitude shell of 550 km (340 mi).

-> Second shell: 2,825 Ku-band and Ka-band spectrum satellites at a distance of 1,110 kilometers (690 miles).

-> Third shell: 7,500 V-band satellites at a distance of 340 kilometers (210 miles).

SpaceX successfully launched 2,091 satellites into orbit between 2018 and 2022. Currently, SpaceX is producing around six satellites per day.

Now, SpaceX is planning to make some changes to its initial plan. Currently, SpaceX intends to alter its original strategy. They plan to put additional satellites into lower orbits in the first phase. And they have applied to the FCC regarding this.

What Starlink offers

As of March 2022, Starlink is available in 29 countries. Starlink ran its first public beta test in the USA in November 2020. The beta services in the USA cost US$499 for a user terminal, with an expected speed of 50 Mbps to 150 Mbps and latency from 20 ms to 40 ms.

From February 2022, SpaceX revealed Starlink Premium, a more elevated performance edition, with an expected speed of between 150 and 500Mbps with a cost of $2500 for the hardware plus shipping and fees and $500 monthly payments.

Like its competitors, Starlink's primary objective is to sell internet access to people in rural areas and other parts of the world that lack access to high-speed broadband.

SpaceX wanted to carry large amounts of information rapidly to any point on Earth, even over the oceans and in highly hard-to-reach places where fiber-optic cables would be expensive to lay down.

How does it work?

The Starlink satellite does not transmit directly with the device. Instead, it's connected to flat user terminals around the size of a pizza, which has phased array antennas to track the satellites. Terminals can be installed virtually anywhere as long as they have a clear view of the sky.

Besides, Starlink requires ground stations to connect its terminals.

Should you buy it?

The ground-based fiber-optic cable provides substantially quicker upload and download rates than satellite internet. Whether you live in an area where fiber optics cable internet is accessible, in that case, Starlink or any other satellite internet is not for you.

However, suppose you live beyond the reach of conventional high-speed internet or areas with poor internet service. In that case, you should get it. Once in hand, it's the best satellite internet service.

09-03-22

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I am happy to share with you this news, a public beta testing of Starlink was started. That means, in the coming future we might use an internet that is provided directly from Space. On 26 October, SpaceX invited some early users to join public beta testing of its Starlink program, which aims to provide global internet coverage from space. To join the beta test, called “Better Than Nothing Beta”, users must purchase all of the Starlink ground equipment for $499 and then pay a $99 monthly fee for active service. Incredible news!

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New Post has been published on https://freenews.today/2021/03/08/spacex-wants-to-connect-its-starlink-satellite-internet-network-to-moving-vehicles/

SpaceX wants to connect its Starlink satellite internet network to moving vehicles

A Starlink user terminal being set up.

SpaceX

SpaceX wants to begin connecting moving vehicles – from cars and trucks to jets and ships – to its Starlink satellite internet network, according to a request the company filed with the Federal Communications Commission.

“This application would serve the public interest by authorizing a new class of ground-based components for SpaceX’s satellite system that will expand the range of broadband capabilities available to moving vehicles throughout the United States and to moving vessels and aircraft worldwide,” SpaceX director of satellite policy David Goldman wrote in a letter to the FCC filed on Friday.

Starlink is the company’s capital-intensive project to build an interconnected internet network with thousands of satellites, known in the space industry as a constellation, designed to deliver high-speed internet to consumers anywhere on the planet. 

To date SpaceX has launched more than 1,100 satellites for Starlink. In October, SpaceX began rolling out early service in a public beta to customers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., with service priced at $99 a month. Additionally, in a late January update, SpaceX told the FCC that its Starlink beta now has more than 10,000 users.

The Starlink service also includes a $499 upfront cost for the hardware needed to connect to the network. Known as the Starlink Kit, it includes a user terminal (the small, dish-like antenna) and a Wi-Fi router.

SpaceX did not indicate in its filing Friday whether the Starlink user terminals for moving vehicles will have a different design than the dishes currently being shipped to early customers. But SpaceX said each “ESIM,” or Earth Station In Motion, is “electrically identical to its previously authorized consumer user terminals,” with added “mountings that allow them to be installed on vehicles, vessels and aircraft.”

The company also noted that it “will ensure installation” of the vehicle terminals through “qualified installers.” While SpaceX did not say whether those installers would be company employees, it continues to expand Starlink manufacturing and operations – including plans for a new equipment factory in Austin, Texas.

The Tesla Model X that will carry astronauts to the launchpad for SpaceX.

NASA

Elon Musk’s space company last year asked the FCC for authorization to conduct experimental testing on private jets and with its maritime fleet of vessels. But Friday’s request is for a much broader “blanket license” for operations. SpaceX noted that the FCC’s rules “do not require applicants to submit a maximum number of user terminals to be deployed,” so the company did not indicate how many vehicle terminals it plans to build.

SpaceX also noted that, for U.S. aircraft that fly into another nation’s airspace, the company will ensure its Starlink service operators under either the FCC or the other nation’s rules, “whichever is more constraining.”

The company highlighted the need for “connectivity while on the move” as driving its expansion to mobile internet services, director Goldman giving examples of U.S. truck drivers, European freighters and international flights as showing the need for global connectivity.

The increasing demand for data from the automotive sector is one area that Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas has highlighted as a target market for Starlink. During a Tesla investor conference call last year, Jonas asked Musk whether the CEO was considering adding Starlink terminals to Tesla vehicles. While Musk said there were “no plans for it” in 2020, he acknowledged that “it’s certainly something that could be happening in the coming years.”

SpaceX now wants to make that happen.

“This application takes the next step by seeking authority for ESIMs that will enable the extension of that network from homes and offices to vehicles, vessels, and aircraft,” Goldman said. “These services will enhance the security of mobile platforms and allow operators and passengers to access services that enable increased productivity.”

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SpaceX Filing Reveals Starlink Internet Service Has Over 10,000 Users

SpaceX Filing Reveals Starlink Internet Service Has Over 10,000 Users

In October, Starlink began a public beta test of its $99 per month service. February 5, 2021 1 min read This story originally appeared on Engadget Public beta testing for SpaceX’s satellite-beamed internet service kicked off late last year for people in the US, Canada and the UK, and an FCC application (PDF) tells us a bit about how things are going so far. CNBC points out the filing, which…

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Musk’s $886m internet service subsidy at risk as critics cry foul

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission faces pressure from rural internet service providers to deny a planned $886 million subsidy to Elon Musk’s SpaceX for beaming broadband to underserved areas from outer space.

Even before winning a competition for the funds, SpaceX had set up its service and begun launching satellites. More than 1,000 of the Starlink craft are now aloft, providing service to test subscribers. The company says its system “is uniquely positioned to deliver high-quality broadband service to the hardest-to-reach rural Americans.”

But that hasn’t stopped complaints about it winning a competition for subsidies from the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, in part because the service was being built without the aid and isn’t limited to rural areas. The planned awards to Space Exploration Technologies Corp., as it’s formally known, and to other companies have lawmakers raising questions about the entire $9.2 billion program.

SpaceX is “still in beta testing – not a proven technology,” said Jim Matheson, chief executive officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which has members that vied for the funding.

The federal program is designed to spur network construction and is “not a research and development experiment for technology that may not be capable of connecting millions of rural Americans with real broadband,” Matheson said at a news conference Thursday

“We’re really calling on the Federal Communications Commission to do its job,” Matheson said. “We want them to actively, and aggressively, and thoughtfully vet” subsidy applications by SpaceX and others. Considerations should include technological capability, he said.

Elon Musk

SpaceX placed 60 more satellites in orbit on Thursday with another batch set for launch from a Florida facility Friday, according to the company’s Twitter feed. Separately, the company defended its service in a filing.

“Starlink’s performance is not theoretical or experimental,” the company said in the filing posted Thursday on the FCC’s website. “Over 10,000 users in the United States and abroad are using the service today.”

SpaceX earlier did not respond to emails requesting comment.

The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is a centerpiece of federal efforts to connect millions of people without home broadband, many of them in thinly populated areas that are costly to serve — a need underscored by the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund is poised to distribute public money to extend broadband in 49 states over 10 years.

In December, it announced winning bids at auction for 180 companies and bidding groups, most of which provide broadband over more established technologies, such as cable or wireless service.

SpaceX was approved for its plan to provide service to 642,925 locations in 35 states. But consumer advocates say those locations include parts of New York City and airports in Newark and Miami — places that don’t fit the program’s goal of bringing service to rural people beyond the reach of broadband networks.

The decisions were made when Trump administration appointees still controlled the FCC and now the agency is led by Biden appointees who could cut off applicants it considers dubious. Last month, 160 House and Senate members urged the FCC to scrutinize recipients, in part because network construction takes time. “We fear that we will not know whether funds were improperly spent for years to come,” said the lawmakers.

There is a “a need for proper upfront assessment,” Representative Jim Clyburn, of South Carolina, the No. 3 House Democrat, said in an email. He said many applicants claim to be able to deliver faster service to new customers than they are delivering to current subscribers.

Some of the bidders have promised ultra-fast gigabit speeds they haven’t offered before. Others missed earlier deadlines to build subsidized networks, or promised cut-rate network construction.

The review falls to FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, who last year said the program was being pushed ahead too fast in a case of “rush-it-out-the-door electioneering” by the Republican chairman, Ajit Pai.

Pai defended the time line, saying while chairman that unserved Americans “cannot afford to wait” for service.

The FCC declined to comment.

Beginning in October, the FCC ran an auction to determine how to split the pot of rural money, which is funded by fees on consumer telephone bills. The agency designated discrete areas without service, and invited bids. The companies that offered to build broadband for the lowest price emerged as winners of subsidies.

Winners announced in December included three promised more than $1 billion in subsidies: cable provider Charter Communications Inc., the Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium made up of 95 co-ops, and a company called LTD Broadband that was the top subsidy winner, claiming $1.3 billion for service in 15 states.

Charter on Monday said it would use its $1.2 billion subsidy in a $5 billion project to deliver fast internet service to more than 1 million unserved homes and businesses across 24 states.

LTD Broadband, which was founded in 2011, offers broadband distributed wirelessly from 2,100 tower sites in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota, according to its website. It said it will fulfill its obligations with fiber connections, which generally offer quicker speeds than wireless.

“We have seen a lot of naysaying from competitors,” Corey Hauer, president of LTD Broadband, said in an email. “We take our obligation very seriously and will not disappoint the rural residents that have been waiting for broadband service.”

SpaceX’s chosen locations include two slivers by the Harlem River in the Bronx. Other spots selected by SpaceX include the terminals at Newark Liberty International Airport and Miami International Airport, according to research by the policy group Free Press.

“The FCC never should have allowed SpaceX to participate,” S. Derek Turner, research director for Free Press, said in an interview. “They will serve those customers who request service with or without the FCC subsidy.”

Free Press calculated that $111 million of Starlink’s subsidy is due to urban deployments. More than $700 million of the overall $9.2 billion in subsidies was awarded for deploying broadband in non-rural areas, the policy group said.

The FCC in announcing the results said the funding would bring broadband to more than 10 million rural Americans.

It might be hard to enforce commitments to build networks, said Blair Levin, an analyst for New Street Research.

“While there is evidence of a policy success,” the FCC “may have to clean up a variety of messes,” Levin said in a note.

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SpaceX expands Starlink public beta take a look at to Canada, United Kingdomhttps://www.newszada.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SpaceX-expands-Starlink-public-beta-test-to-Canada-United-Kingdom-scaled.jpgSpaceX expands Starlink public beta take...https://www.newszada.com/spacex-expands-starlink-public-beta-take-a-look-at-to-canada-united-kingdom/?feed_id=890887&_unique_id=60087ee5b2330

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카지노 사이트 was among numerous city officials named in a 2016 corruption complaint against the city by former police chief Kevin Baker. Ho Chi Minh City, previously named Saigon, is a major city in south Vietnam, and is named after the late Communist revolutionary leader. Another one of the top Week 12 NFL predictions from the model: The Colts (-3) cover against the Titans in a key AFC South clash. During the Vietnam War, Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam. The three then visited Saigon and traveled to neighboring Long An by taxi. After doing this for three days, he took a day off to recover. He traveled around 40 kilometers per day. The result? A potent but sweet beverage that gives you enough energy for a full day of sightseeing. 9-11 Saputro gives the point with a service fault. Then, he goes long with his service and Brice isn't able to cross it over the net. WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - SpaceX will continue beta testing its satellite-based broadband service Starlink into next year, the company said late Tuesday, indicating commercial service would not likely be offered in 2020 as previously planned. Nov 15 (Reuters) - SpaceX, the rocket company of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station on Sunday.

The GC's campaign was launched at the Thanthai Peryar Hall in Madras University, to packed crowds of activists, scientists, and students from the school's Sai Ram engineering college. 11-7: Sai Praneeth desperate for points, is playing quite aggressively now. B. SAI PRANEETH EDGES PAST KASHYAP IN AN ABSOLUTE THRILLER! But she has to get past Tai Tzu Ying for that. “This is the lesson you have to learn, Mr. Tai Do,” Bui said, accusing Do of a misinformation campaign. Some United fans clearly did not take too kindly to the defeat, despite the match being a preparatory warm-up before starting the campaign against Crystal Palace next weekend. A Biden campaign spokesman pointed to earlier remarks from Biden. An FBI spokesman in Los Angeles said the agency can neither confirm nor deny any current investigation into foreign interference in Westminster. Shortening the time between contacts can ease adjustment in the short term knowing that over time, time between contacts can be increased. The country's Ministry of Finance has also rushed to cut series of fees to support businesses so that they can revive soon.

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SpaceX sets new Falcon 9 reuse milestone on Starlink launch

https://sciencespies.com/space/spacex-sets-new-falcon-9-reuse-milestone-on-starlink-launch/

SpaceX sets new Falcon 9 reuse milestone on Starlink launch

WASHINGTON — SpaceX set a new milestone in Falcon 9 reuse with the latest Starlink satellite launch Nov. 24 as the company seeks permission to deploy Starlink satellites into a new orbit.

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 9:13 p.m. Eastern. The rocket’s upper stage released its payload of 60 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit about 15 minutes later.

The rocket’s first stage landed on a droneship in the Atlantic, completing its record-setting seventh launch. The stage first flew in September 2018 launching the Telstar 18 Vantage satellite, followed by the final Iridium mission in January 2019. The rocket then launched four Starlink missions starting in May 2019, most recently Aug. 18.

The launch was also the 100th overall for the Falcon 9, a total that includes a June 2015 launch failure but not the destruction of another on the pad during preparations for a static-fire test in September 2016.

SpaceX has now launched 955 Starlink satellites, of which 895 are in orbit. The company has started a beta test of the broadband internet service provided by those satellites in the northern U.S. and southern Canada. During the webcast of this launch, the company said it would expand that beta test “in a notable way” in late January or early February.

To date SpaceX has launched Starlink satellites into orbits at an inclination of 53 degrees, maximizing coverage over mid-latitude regions but excluding higher latitudes, including Alaska, northern Canada and northern Europe. The company’s original authorization from the Federal Communications Commission called for other satellites at higher orbits and inclinations, but the company filed a proposed modification in April that would lower all the satellites into orbits between 540 and 570 kilometers, including those in high-inclination orbits.

In a Nov. 17 filing with the FCC, SpaceX sought permission to start launching satellites into sun-synchronous orbit. It requested permission to launch 58 satellites into one of six orbital planes at an inclination of 97.6 degrees as soon as December, arguing that doing so would allow the company to begin to provide broadband service in rural Alaska.

“SpaceX submits this request now because it has an opportunity for a polar launch in December that could be used to initiate its service to some of the most remote regions of the country,” the company stated in the filing, arguing that “launching to polar orbits will enable SpaceX to bring the same high-quality broadband service to the most remote areas of Alaska that other Americans have come to depend upon, especially as the pandemic limits opportunities for in-person contact.”

The company didn’t elaborate on the details of this launch opportunity, but claimed that its request was justified because it had resolved a concern with Amazon about a potential conflict with that company’s proposed Project Kuiper constellation. SpaceX agreed to tighten the orbital tolerances on the Starlink satellites at 570 kilometers such that they would not fly higher than 580 kilometers, avoiding Kuiper satellites at 590 kilometers.

Another satellite operator, though, objected to SpaceX’s proposal. “But commercial expediency is hardly a valid reason for the Commission to bypass the requirements of the Communications Act and grant an application prematurely, in the face of significant doubts as to whether SpaceX has met the public interest standard,” countered Viasat in a Nov. 19 FCC filing.

Viasat, which has criticized the reliability of Starlink satellites in earlier filings, again raised concerns about premature failures of Starlink satellites. It noted there was no evidence the December launch opportunity was the only one for those satellites, particularly since SpaceX controls the launches.

“The Commission should balk at SpaceX’s request to provide it with additional authority that it does not yet need when doing so could endanger orbital safety,” it stated. The FCC has yet to act on SpaceX’s request for the polar launch.

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SpaceX engineers say they're looking to fill some 'hot jobs' and reduce outages on the Starlink satellite-internet service

SpaceX engineers say they’re looking to fill some ‘hot jobs’ and reduce outages on the Starlink satellite-internet service

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Engineers at Elon Musk’s SpaceX laid out Saturday how they plan to improve the aerospace company’s Starlink satellite-internet service — and said they’re looking for people to fill some “hot jobs.”

The engineers hosted an AMA on the Reddit Starlink Community to answer questions about the company’s Starlink public beta test, which is giving some users blistering speeds of…

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Public beta testing for SpaceX’s satellite-beamed internet service kicked off late last year for people in the US, Canada and the UK, and an FCC application (PDF) tells us a bit about how things are going so far. CNBC points out the filing, which see... source https://www.engadget.com/starlink-satellite-internet-service-052743863.html

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Starlink prices satellite internet service at $99 per month

Starlink prices satellite internet service at $99 per month

SpaceX’s Starlink prices satellite internet service at $99 per month

Starlink is moving forward with some more public beta testing and they’re calling it the better than nothing beta so you understand that they’re trying to initially lower expectations a little bit. But we think this is a far more interesting development in the internet world than 5g and that’s why we’re talking about it…