Lompoc Record:
A first-of-its-kind launch is set to take place this month from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a set of Iridium NEXT satellites, is slated to blast off from VAFB’s Space Launch Complex-4 at 1:25 p.m. June 25. The launch will be the first under Col. Michael Hough, the new commander of VAFB’s 30th Space Wing, and it will also be the first from the West Coast utilizing an Autonomous Flight Safety System (AFSS), which is expected to decrease launch costs and offer improved safety.
“I’m excited my first launch opportunity is in partnership with SpaceX,” said Hough, who took over command of the 30th Space Wing on June 9. “And being a part of putting Iridium NEXT in orbit to meet the growing demand for global mobile communication is icing on the cake.”
Anybody here use satellite internet? I’ve never heard anything
good about it. I thought you had to have a phone line to provide
input to a server which triggered the signal to the satellite to
download to you.
I’ll google “Iridium” tomorrow. I’ve done a ton of “Iridium” military contracts. WTF?
had to have a phone line to provide input
That’s DirectTV and Dish. Iridium is 2 way satcom. After the bankruptcy, US military became the largest user.
Major Mal Function
I was machining “Irridium” RF parts back in the 80’s.
Iridium is used a lot offshore and in remote locations
very slow and limited
Oh DUH, irridium phones. I didn’t think that that
would be considered “broadband” speed.
I’ll have to look more into it.