Putting the earth inside a High-speed computer Arthur Firstenburg
PUTTING THE EARTH INSIDE A HIGH-SPEED COMPUTER ON MAY 26, SPACEX FILED an application with the Federal Communications Commission for 30,000 “next-generation” (“Gen2”) satellites. They will orbit at between 328 km (203 miles) and 614 km (380 miles) in altitude. They will use frequencies from 10.7 GHz to 86 GHz. They will aim focused beams that will cover the Earth in a mosaic of overlapping cells, each cell being about 8 kilometers in diameter. The databases filed with the FCC by…