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left rudder
24th May 2019, 13:32
The news today that SpaceX has launched 60 satellites for high speed broadband comms has prompted me to ask if there is a Thread which encompasses general interest information on what's going on up there.
If not is pprune an appropriate platform to launch (sorry) such a thread.
Thanks

GordonR_Cape
25th May 2019, 00:23
Its still very early days, but here is a good overview of what little we know so far: https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/24/spacex-reveals-more-starlink-info-after-launch-of-first-60-satellites/

Senior Pilot
25th May 2019, 07:52
The news today that SpaceX has launched 60 satellites for high speed broadband comms has prompted me to ask if there is a Thread which encompasses general interest information on what's going on up there.
If not is pprune an appropriate platform to launch (sorry) such a thread.
Thanks

A simple search for SpaceX will give you threads going back many years; the current one that you should read and contribute to is https://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/554107-spacex-falcon-9-live-landing-attempt.html?highlight=SpaceX