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| Author: | Prodigy [ Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Biggest satellite antenna launched |
Biggest satellite antenna launched RESTON, Va., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. satellite carrying the biggest commercial reflector antenna ever put into space has been successfully launched, it backers say. The mesh antenna on the Skyterra-1 satellite, launched successfully from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on Sunday, is 72 feet across, the BBC reported Monday. The antenna will relay cellphone and data signals for a start-up company called LightSquared. Cellphone users whose carriers use the system will have their calls automatically switched to the satellite, built by Boeing, if they are out of range of a terrestrial cell tower, the company says. LightSquared is the latest effort to try to establish a hybrid satellite-terrestrial system in the United States after two previous ventures ran into financial problems. LightSquared says it will be selling capacity to carriers who wish to offer go-anywhere connectivity to their consumers, phone and data users alike. The 5.4-ton satellite is expected to have a service life of 15 years, the BBC said. |
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| Author: | The_Hatta [ Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest satellite antenna launched |
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