upstream@beehaw.org to Space@beehaw.org · 1 year agoViasat’s new broadband satellite could be a total loss (due to antenna hardware issues)arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkViasat’s new broadband satellite could be a total loss (due to antenna hardware issues)arstechnica.comupstream@beehaw.org to Space@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarezhunk@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI was picturing something boosting itself (or riding a tug) from a rideshare dropoff in LEO. The Transporter missions have all been to SSO, though, so that isn’t super helpful.
minus-squareupstream@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSuppose that could be an option. Would need to be big, though, to have enough propellant to get to GEO.
I was picturing something boosting itself (or riding a tug) from a rideshare dropoff in LEO. The Transporter missions have all been to SSO, though, so that isn’t super helpful.
Suppose that could be an option. Would need to be big, though, to have enough propellant to get to GEO.