Episode 7

Sunday July 12, 2020

Summary:

This week on The Kam Show, Kamran and Kaleb explore Space X’s Starlink satellite wifi system. They go over what Starlink is, look at its specifications, and discuss how it works. They also explain the orbits and potential for the future of Starlink and how it can change the world. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure you share with anyone you think will be interested and listen to some of the other episodes. Below are the links to sources and the things we talked about during the show.

Links:

Starlink: starlink.com

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink

Starlink Satellite Numbers: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-sunshades.html

Starlink Estimated Cost: https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starlink-visualization

Elon Musk Twitter Sunshades: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1252872826731655173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1252872826731655173%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.space.com%2Fspacex-starlink-satellites-sunshades.html

Ion Thrusters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster

Crash Course on Coulomb's Force: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFlVWf8JX4A

Video on Phased Array Antennas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPPAnvJS6c

Phased Array Antenna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phased_array

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