French court pulls SpaceX’s Starlink license

Service 'likely to have a significant impact on market for provision of broadband internet access' Jude Karabus - The Register - 06Apr2022 France's Conseil d'Etat court is revoking the license [PDF] authorizing Elon Musk's Starlink outfit to use two frequency bands to provide satellite internet in France. SpaceX reportedly has only one ground station left … Continue reading French court pulls SpaceX’s Starlink license

441,449 LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES Operating, Approved and Proposed

441,449 LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES Operating, Approved and Proposed by Cellular Phone Task Force - Arthur Firstenberg - 05jan2022 While the attention of a terrified world has been riveted on a virus, and while concern about radiation has been focused on 5G on the ground, the assault on the heavens has reached astronomical proportions. During … Continue reading 441,449 LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES Operating, Approved and Proposed

Putting the Earth Inside a High Speed Computer

(Extracts below from Arthur Firstenberg's newsletter) PUTTING THE EARTH INSIDE A HIGH SPEED COMPUTER Arthur Firstenberg 03 June 2020 ON MAY 26, SPACEX FILED an application with the Federal Communications Commission for 30,000 “next-generation” (“Gen2”) satellites. They will orbit at between 328 km (203 miles) and 614 km (380 miles) in altitude. They will use … Continue reading Putting the Earth Inside a High Speed Computer