upstream ( upstream@beehaw.org ) to Space · 3 years agoViasat’s new broadband satellite could be a total loss (due to antenna hardware issues)arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up117
arrow-up117external-linkViasat’s new broadband satellite could be a total loss (due to antenna hardware issues)arstechnica.comupstream ( upstream@beehaw.org ) to Space · 3 years agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squareupstream ( upstream@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoGeostationary usually doesn’t have too many rides shares if I’m not mistaken. Cost is the launch, not the unused capacity.
minus-squarezhunk ( zhunk@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years 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 ( upstream@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoSuppose that could be an option. Would need to be big, though, to have enough propellant to get to GEO.
Geostationary usually doesn’t have too many rides shares if I’m not mistaken. Cost is the launch, not the unused capacity.
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.