Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
"More expensive, perhaps, but not impractical."
Or, if all else fails, just attach the ULBs more securely to the memory modules ...
Pretty likely that they are attached feebly by intent in order to protect the memory module. Musk's Starlink will make it all moot soon anyway. There will be thousands of satellites (about 1,500 today?) in low earth orbit serving as communications satellites. Price today is £500 setup + £100 a month for unlimited data.
At present only fixed base stations are supported but that is changing. Not freely available I don't think, still under some sort of test regime with limited coverage.
The
commoditization of beam steering, flat plate, phased array antennas may turn out to be Elon Musk's greatest legacy. You probably didn't know you wanted one.
There was someone on another forum they other day who said something like - well it's like a moveable dish but it doesn't move, but I can't say any more 'cos its a military secret. You can now buy them for £500.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink