Post #4201679
2026-07-29 10:53 UTC
Jodrell Bank's soon to be decommissioned (i really hope not) telescope, should be used to RF illuminate any space reflective satellites, ideally at their uplink frequencies.
I'm sure the FCC have no jurisdiction over this use, so it must be ok.
Replies (3)
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@a2es@mstdn.social 2026-07-29 13:22
@Extelec@mstdn.social The FCC has authorised AST-Space Mobile to launch it's full constellation of 248 large satellites that includes 430 to 440MHz for emergency telemetry and control when not over the United States. This is despite there being no such frequency allocation. So I guess we can probably legally throw a kilowatt at it.
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@sundogplanets@mastodon.social 2026-07-29 14:38
@Extelec@mstdn.social So, on a more serious note, they did actually just do this to measure space debris (but probably not at the uplink frequencies) https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/jodrell-bank-demonstrates-live-radar-observations-of-satellites-and-space-debris/
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@Bwacton@mastodon.social 2026-07-29 22:09
@Extelec@mstdn.social great idea!