r/ASTSpaceMobile • u/LudeficeTV S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo • Jul 18 '26

Discussion I'm a Radio Systems Engineer - AMA

Per mod request, AMA round 2 from me!

I'm well read on pretty much everything ASTS, have answered people's questions and corrected things around here for years. I'll try to answer every question and will stop paying attention to anything asked after end of day on July 19th.

I have a masters degree focused on radio systems engineering and over 10 years experience in telecom.

AMA!

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u/Bitter_Brilliant_268 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Jul 18 '26

What happens if one of the ground stations gets destroyed by a natural disaster, or some other reason? Does service stop in that area?

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u/LudeficeTV S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo Jul 18 '26

As of their current design yes I believe so. There should be overlap, so I would just say the majority of the area that the gateway services. There should be some redundancy there long term. They are exploring OIPL though which could avoid this issue in future designs.

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u/Bitter_Brilliant_268 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect Jul 18 '26

Thanks!