Pragmatic

Pragmatic is a discussion show contemplating the practical application of technology. Exploring the real world trade offs we look at how great ideas are transformed into products and services that can change our lives. Nothing is as simple as it seems. SpaceX and Elon Musk have been accelerating a project to provide high-speed, low latency broadband internet around the world via Satellites and are calling it StarLink. Radek joins John to deep dive into what StarLink is trying to accomplish, why it’s a such a different approach to the problem and why it might actually succeed where others have failed.
With Radek Pietruszewski and John Chidgey.

SpaceX Achievements:

– SpaceX Sets A Turnaround Record

Radio Bands:

– Ka band
– Ku band
– V band
– Electromagnetic Spectrum

Competing Satellite Technologies:

– Globalstar
– Iridium Satellite Constellation
– Iridium Satellites
– Iridium Ends Legacy Satellite Service Switches All Traffic to Next
– Iridium Communications

Links of potential interest:

– Speed of Light in Fiber
– Laser Communication In Space
– How Fast Do Electrons Move?
– Catalog of Earth Satellite Orbits
– Satellite Phone
– Field of View
– Low Earth Orbit
– Solar Flares Affect Low Earth Orbit Satellites
– Geostationary Orbit
– Swathe
– Doppler Effect Calculator
– Orbit Of A Satellite Calculator

StarLink:

– Starlink Site
– Starlink
– SpaceX Releases New Details on Starlink Satellite Design
– SpaceX Modifies Starlink Network Design
– SpaceX Is Banking on Satellite Internet – Maybe It Shouldn’t
– SpaceX Starlink Internet Prepares for Beta Users
– SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet

Radek’s Recommendations:

– Eccentric Orbits The Iridium Story
– Create and Manage Your Own Space Program

Nozbe Teams:

– Nozbe Teams on Product Hunt

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Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele and Shane O’Neill.
Episode Gold Producer: ‘r’.