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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Space => Topic started by: Elderberry on October 12, 2023, 08:19:40 pm
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Space Intel by Peter B. de Selding October 12, 2023
https://www.spaceintelreport.com/spacex-files-29988-satellite-w-band-network-using-kingdom-of-tonga-as-regulatory-home/ (https://www.spaceintelreport.com/spacex-files-29988-satellite-w-band-network-using-kingdom-of-tonga-as-regulatory-home/)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — SpaceX has filed advance notice with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through Tonga for a constellation of 29,988 satellites in 288 orbital planes at multiple altitudes between 350 and 614 kilometers.
The network, called ESIAFI II, would use W-band frequencies in in both the fixed and mobile satellite service bands.
The filing was registered on Oct. 11 at the ITU and is believed to be the first time that SpaceX has used the Kingdom of Tonga