SpaceX Starlink

[trainfanM]

Following the SpaceX launch and deployment of Starlink test satellites on Thursday night, a new Starlink Website has just gone live.

It includes a clearer depiction of just what these Internet satellites look like -- there are renders of the different features, and (just above the render slideshow) a solar panel deployment video.

https://www.starlink.com/

Who would have thought that a satellite could be that flat? One might even say it was designed to be made into a paper model (subtle hint)

Techcrunch has an interesting analysis of the satellite's features.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/24/sp...60-satellites/


Cheers!

[trainfanM]

Marco Langbroek in the Netherlands recorded video of the 60 Starlink satellites as they pass overhead in orbit -- this is quite interesting to see! He also has updated videos in his Vimeo account.

https://vimeo.com/338361997

Someone in those Vimeo comments notes this address, which has a tracking map and preliminary orbital elements -- so you may see these satellites also.

https://n2yo.com/satellite/?s=74001


Cheers!

[whulsey]

Read an article on the launch and was wondering when some of the space designers would jump on doing one.