OneWeb, clearly paying attention to SpaceX's constellation revisions, wants the FCC to move on an application it made in March 2018 for market access with a 1,980-satellite constellation. Current authorization is 720. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va) is watching too.https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/1221938040630849537
Given how rubber stampy the FCC has been with SpaceX, I can see why they'd be annoyed at the FCC taking 18 months to review their much smaller modification request.~Jon
Quote from: gongora on 01/28/2020 12:07 amQuote from: jongoff on 01/27/2020 11:36 pmGiven how rubber stampy the FCC has been with SpaceX, I can see why they'd be annoyed at the FCC taking 18 months to review their much smaller modification request.~JonI sort of agree, but SpaceX never added more Ku/Ka sats to their initial application. They've just moved them around.Their initial application was 4,425. They added and got approval for an additional 7,518.see:https://time.com/5456083/elon-musk-spacex-satellites/
Quote from: jongoff on 01/27/2020 11:36 pmGiven how rubber stampy the FCC has been with SpaceX, I can see why they'd be annoyed at the FCC taking 18 months to review their much smaller modification request.~JonI sort of agree, but SpaceX never added more Ku/Ka sats to their initial application. They've just moved them around.
The dispenser with 34 satellites mounted.https://twitter.com/OneWeb/status/1221821442003800066
Quote from: jongoff on 01/27/2020 11:36 pmGiven how rubber stampy the FCC has been with SpaceX, I can see why they'd be annoyed at the FCC taking 18 months to review their much smaller modification request.~JonOneweb messed up. It is much harder to increase the satellite count within a round because you would have to reopen the whole round.
Quote from: RedLineTrain on 01/28/2020 03:47 pmQuote from: jongoff on 01/27/2020 11:36 pmGiven how rubber stampy the FCC has been with SpaceX, I can see why they'd be annoyed at the FCC taking 18 months to review their much smaller modification request.~JonOneweb messed up. It is much harder to increase the satellite count within a round because you would have to reopen the whole round.The FCC changed the rules for deployment after Oneweb's filing though.
We're excited for our first launch in our regular program of satellite launches in 2020. On February 6 and 7 we'll be sending the first batch of 34 OneWeb satellites into orbit from the iconic Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. #OneWebLaunch
OneWeb is excited for the upcoming launch! But our satellites cannot work without these babies. The Communications Grounds System team in Clewiston is getting closer to going live!
OneWeb joins the satellite Internet gold rush this week“Our style is not confrontational. We're using a different model.”by Eric Berger - Feb 3, 2020 2:19pm GMT[...]On the eve of Thursday's launch, Ars spoke with OneWeb Chief Executive Officer Adrián Steckel about the company's plans and how it will compete with half a dozen other firms looking at providing Internet from space.
At Baikonur cosmodrome, #Soyuz has reached the launch zone for #Arianespace’s second mission of 2020, to be performed with its partner #Starsem. Countdown underway for planned Feb. 7 local time liftoff w/ 34 @OneWeb satellites!
