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Image of Sanswire One, a prototype Stratellite. Stratellite is a brand name (Stratellite is a trademark of Sanswire Network, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications Corp.) for a proposed high-altitude stratospheric airship that would provide a stationary communications platform for various types of wireless signals currently carried by communications towers or satellites. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ...
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 131 KB)This is an image of a Stratellite, tethered down in its hangar. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 131 KB)This is an image of a Stratellite, tethered down in its hangar. ...
A Stratospherirc airship is an airship designed to fly at very high altitudes. ...
Copy of the original phone of Graham Bell at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ...
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MILSTAR:A communication satellite A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ...
Details High-altitude airships, like the Stratellite, would hover lower than an orbiting satellite, but far above the jet stream and most weather, in the stratosphere approximately 13 mi (20 km) above the Earth. A single unit could then send broadband, mobile phone and digital television and radio signals to a large area. Jet streams are fast flowing, relatively narrow air currents found in the atmosphere at around 12 km above the surface of the Earth, just under the tropopause. ...
Weather is a term that encompasses phenomena in the atmosphere of a planet. ...
Atmosphere diagram showing stratosphere. ...
Broadband in telecommunications is a term which refers to a signaling method which includes or handles a relatively wide range of frequencies which may be divided into channels or frequency bins. ...
Digital television (DTV) is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound by means of digital signals, in contrast to analogue signals in analogue (traditional) T.V. It uses digital modulation data, which is digitally compressed and requires decoding by a specially designed television set or a...
In comparison, lag times would reduced by a factor of nearly 2000 for geostationary satellites, and 15 for low orbiting satellites but with a smaller coverage area. When compared to terrestrial communications towers, Stratellite coverage would be larger, with lag times being more a function of internal communications equipment rather than distance.[citation needed] A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite whose orbital speed equals the Earths rotational speed. ...
A Low Earth Orbiting satellite (or LEO satellite) is a satellite in an orbit that has a semi-major axis that is less than that of a geostationary orbit. ...
Broadband coverage of 300,000 m² (777,000 km²), roughly the size of Texas or France, is planned, however strong demand will probably require multiple units for an area this size. Wireless signals could be transmitted to and from a 200 mi (320 km) diameter, but terrain features and man-made structures could partially or locally interfere with the signal. [citation needed] [dubious — see talk page] Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
Since the Stratellite is designed for regular returns to the surface for maintenance (see below), some overlap and redundancy would be required to maintain continuous service. Sanswire Networks, the company behind the Stratellite, initially plans to deploy this technology over major metropolitan areas.[citation needed]
Proponents claim a high-altitude communications platform, like the Stratellite, could make terrestrial broadcast towers obsolete, reduceing the cost and time required for hardware updates. An update made to a single unit would effectively cascade to an entire grid of virtual broadcast towers. It will be possible to bring broadband service to a wide area currently without terrestrial towers quicky and with relative ease. [citation needed]
The unmanned Stratellite would be powered by solar cells and propelled by electric motors. When complete, it will resemble a 245 ft (75 m) blue whale, only twice as long and and roughly eight times the volume.[citation needed] A solar cell, made from a monocrystalline silicon wafer A solar cell (or a photovoltaic cell) is a semiconductor device that converts photons from the sun (solar light) into electricity. ...
Electric motors of various sizes. ...
Binomial name Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Blue Whale range The Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. ...
Many engineers currently doubt the validity of Sanswires claims of duration aloft.
Specifications - Length: 245 ft (75 m)
- Width: 145 ft (44 m)
- Height: 87 ft (26.5 m)
- Volume: 1.3 million ft³ (37,000 m³)
- Dual envelopes, made of Dyneema (sometimes called Spectra)
- Propulsion: electric motors powered by photovoltaic solar units covering outer envelope manufactured by Iowa Thin Film
- Navigation: 6 onboard GPS units connected to the ship's engines
- Payload capacity: 3,000 lb (1,400 kg)
- Maximum altitude: 70,000 ft (21,000 m)
- Cruising altitude: 65,000 ft (20,000 m)
- Lifting gas: Helium and Nitrogen
- Line-of-sight: 300,000 mile² (777,000 km²)
- Maximum duration aloft: 18 months
- Maximum duration of Shareprice spike: 2-3 days
Dyneema or Spectra is a synthetic fiber based on ultra high molecular weight polyethylene which is 15 times stronger than steel and up to 40% stronger than Kevlar. ...
A solar cell, made from a monocrystalline silicon wafer A solar cell (or a photovoltaic cell) is a semiconductor device that converts photons from the sun (solar light) into electricity. ...
Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number helium, He, 2 Chemical series noble gases Group, Period, Block 18, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 4. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number nitrogen, N, 7 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 15, 2, p Appearance colorless Atomic mass 14. ...
Company details The word Stratellite is a trademark of Sanswire Network, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications Corp. Formerly (AMEX:GTE) as of October 11, 2006 (GTEM.PK)[1] The company held a summit in January 2005 to discuss commercial, international and military opportunities. On April 12th, 2005, Sanswire 1 was shown to the public. The company announced on October 19th, 2006 that its Sanswire 2A technology demonstrator completed its first outdoor, low altitude, float test. Sanswire expects to test the airship over a period of at least 90 days. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The company currently developing the Stratellite, Globetel was DELISTED from the American Stock Exchange on October 10th, 2006.[2] The Securities & Exchange Commission is currently investigating the company.[3] Many investors have claimed to have lost large sums of money investing in the Stratellite Technology to date. It has been alleged that the company and its products are imaginary, the management is corrupt, and soon the Stratellite program will be closed down or disbanded.[4][5] These allegations come in the wake of multiple class action lawsuits filed against the company stemming from a previous agreement the company allegedly formed with previously unknown entity Internafta. [6][7][8] It is important to note certain of these allegations originate from individual investors, therefore, actual losses are difficult to verify.
The company, Globetel, as of October 11, 2006 now trades under the symbol GTEM.pk on the pinksheets.[9] Stocks trading on the Pink Sheets (recognizable with a .PK suffix) have little to no regulatory or listing requirements whatsoever, at least compared to major markets. There are no minimum accounting standards, change in notification of ownership of shares, and reported other material changes affecting the financial viability of a company, all of which are designed to protect shareholders.[10][11][12][13]
On October 12th, 2006 Timothy Huff stepped down from his position of CEO and also resigned from the Board of Directors.[14] J. Randolph Dumas stepped down as Chairman of the Board. Independent directors Dorian Klein and Ambassador Ferdinando Salleo have also agreed to resign.[15] Przemyslaw L. Kostro, former Chairman of GlobeTel Communications, returns to that position in the interim, succeeding J. Randolph Dumas. Peter Khoury has been named interim Chief Executive Officer and a director, succeeding Timothy Huff.[16] On November 2nd, 2006 in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, GTEM announced that Lawrence Lynch was no longer the Company's acting Chief Financial Officer.[17]
Sanswire is not the first company to propose such a craft. Similar proposals have been made by Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) in Bedford, England, SkyLINK, Inc, in England, and SkyTower Inc., a subsidiary of AeroVironment Inc. in Monrovia, California, in the United States. Statistics Population: 82,488 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL055495 Administration District: Bedford Shire county: Bedfordshire Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Bedfordshire Historic county: Bedfordshire Services Police force: Bedfordshire Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East of England Post office and...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...
AeroVironment is a California technology company that is primarily involved in energy systems, electric vehicle systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles. ...
For alternate meanings, see Monrovia (disambiguation). ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
See also The night singer of shares sold stock on the streets during the South Sea Bubble. ...
Pink Sheets is an electronic system, published by Pink Sheets LLC, to display bid and ask quotation prices. ...
In the U.S. financial markets, the term penny stock commonly refers to any stock trading outside one of the major exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ, or AMEX), and is often considered pejorative. ...
A Stratospherirc airship is an airship designed to fly at very high altitudes. ...
The orbital airship, also called the space blimp, is a proposed space transportation system that carries payloads to and from low Earth orbit. ...
Blimp is an informal term typically applied to non-rigid airships. ...
USS Akron (ZRS-4) in flight, November 2, 1931 An airship or dirigible is a buoyant aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ...
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ...
External links - GlobeTel Personal Investor of GlobeTel Possible Uses of the Stratellite
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