#communicationssatellites

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On this day in 2009 the communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both. #onthisday #onthisday2009 #february10th #history #learnthroughsocialmedia #communications #satellites #communicationssatellites #iridium33 #kosmos2251 #collide #collision #orbit Follow for daily 'On This Day' posts. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLHNHJ4MWjG/?igshid=1iu3d9ci60h2z

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<Industry News> The European Commission says it wants its newly proposed satellite mega-constellation to be offering some sort of initial service in 2024. -- by BBCAmos The primary motivation in the first instance would be to fill those last "not spots" in member states where ground infrastructure is incapable of delivering broadband services - thought to be at least five million households, but later it will power services such as self-driving cars. The project will in some ways mirror America's Starlink and the UK-Indian OneWeb networks. Its scope has yet to be fully defined. A consortium of aerospace and telecoms companies is doing that right now. Pressed on cost, EU officials told reporters on Tuesday that any estimate would have to wait on the industrial consortium's report in the spring. Nonetheless, experience says it would be in the billions of euros price bracket. And as to where the money will come from to make it all happen, the preferred option seems to be some sort of public-private partnership. The officials said the commission had some funds across its various directorates that it could call on, but that they expected industry, individual member states and the European Space Agency to invest in the system as well. The source: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55640447 #Spaceexploration #Aerospace #EU #Communicationssatellites https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ-G5ySpeKO/?igshid=du0zq9gnmm11