Pastor Mac
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 4:32 pm Post subject:
Re: AI-8 |
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In article <ZOwrd.1156$Va5.636@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
"Joel" <Joel@cyberbest.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I was just reading about the pending launch of AI-8 on December 17th. I'm
thinking Starband is going to hang it's hat on this baby. Considering they
have now regained some communications with AI-7, I was wonder if they could
get it to maneuver it's self out of the way and they could move AI-8 in it's
place.. Man, could that be a life save for Starband. No repositioning of
20,000 dish's.. Just a thought..
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Starband is merely a customer (amongst many others) of Intelsat. It's
not Starband's decision. They're simply a tenant now left homeless
after a fire burned out an apartment building.
Moreover, there is an extensive process to move satellites which is
governed entirely by the FCC. One must have a license to build a
satellite, a license to launch a satellite, and a license to occupy an
orbital slot. All of these licenses are subject to public review and
comment. You can't willy-nilly move satellites simply because one went
poof.
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Pax,
Pastor Mac
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