Yesterday some not ham satellites were launched, classified as O3Bxx.
They have equatorial 7800 Km height orbits, with amazing coverage.
Take a look at http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?satx=43232 and click on icon to see coverage.
Wish some day we hams could have that kind of orbit.
73, LU7ABF, Pedro
Yep, amazing what some altitude can do for your coverage!
73 ----- Jim Walls - K6CCC [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: "Pedro Converso" [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2018 12:19 To: "AMSAT" [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Strange orbit
Yesterday some not ham satellites were launched, classified as O3Bxx.
They have equatorial 7800 Km height orbits, with amazing coverage.
Take a look at http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?satx=43232 and click on icon to see coverage.
Wish some day we hams could have that kind of orbit.
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On 03/11/18 14:19, Pedro Converso wrote:
Yesterday some not ham satellites were launched, classified as O3Bxx.
They have equatorial 7800 Km height orbits, with amazing coverage.
Take a look at http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?satx=43232 and click on icon to see coverage.
Wish some day we hams could have that kind of orbit.
All it takes is money. :-)
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--- Zach N0ZGO
O3B satellites are part of the 'Other 3 Billion" constellation and will provide high speed Internet access to the 3 Billion people that live along the Earth's equator. These are not amateur satellites. They are also not direct to consumer - they are high speed back haul to special satellite terminals. I believe they are owned and operated by SES of Luxembourg. They maybe good targets for tracking strong signals.
More info here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O3b_(satellite)
73 - Paul - W2HRO
On Mar 11, 2018 15:22, "Pedro Converso" [email protected] wrote:
Yesterday some not ham satellites were launched, classified as O3Bxx.
They have equatorial 7800 Km height orbits, with amazing coverage.
Take a look at http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?satx=43232 and click on icon to see coverage.
Wish some day we hams could have that kind of orbit.
73, LU7ABF, Pedro _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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