Comment by Symbiote
2 years ago
I've no idea of the numbers, but it's possible they'd one one somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic — either St Helena or Ascension — for traffic from aircraft and ships.
2 years ago
I've no idea of the numbers, but it's possible they'd one one somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic — either St Helena or Ascension — for traffic from aircraft and ships.
Indeed, they recently announced a deal with OneWeb [0] as the first under their new Ground Station Policy [1]. From the incredibly slick (for SH) promo site [2], it looks like at least some contingent of Saints are really excited about the possibilities here.
[0] https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/2023/news/lease-signed-with-o...
[1] https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/2020/news/satellite-ground-st...
[2] https://www.earthstation.sh/