>as one of the two S-1 sats making up the constellation is out of order
I'm having a really hard time calling 2 dots in the sky a constellation. Does 1+ satellites equate to a constellation in satellite owner/operator parlance?
The IAU cites Wood L., 2003 who defines a satellite constellation as "a number of similar satellites, of a similar type and function, designed to be in similar, complementary, orbits for a shared purpose, under shared control" [1]. So, Sentinel-1 is a two-satellite constellation, yes.
The Sentinels share the same orbit. So far with only one there is a revisit time of 12 days with one, and 6 days with two, with more (planned) even less. But you could have searched that yourself, or not? I wonder what you think of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TanDEM-X & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TerraSAR-X ?
Unless those satellites are sending messages like "10-4 good buddy", you might upset CW McCall[0] for using the term convoy. There are certain words/terms that evoke a vision in one's mind. Convoy just says 18-wheelers. Fleet conjures multiple ships. Constellation conjures more than 1-2 and constantly visible.
PS. it's not a matter of what I can or can't look up. People here are too uptight and want to correct everyone else. Sometimes, conversations can be had on not whether a word is actually correct, but whether it leaves one with the right "feeling" (ugh, is that allowed on HN, feelings??).
Yah, well. Now that you are saying it, and seeing the frame from that movie, I probably have seen it sometimes. But it didn't stick. CW McCall didn't ring any bells for me. Convoy is just a saying for many vehicles riding together, almost bumper to bumper. It's done for marriage from some ethnic groups. Or after a soccer game. But it's also said for just two vehicles driving together, at least around here. Sedans and SUVs, no Trucks(Semis?) necessary. (Shrug)
And no, feelings are disallowed because 'Resistance is futile!' & 'Prepare to be disassmbled for scanning and upload into the Protomolecule' ;->
> I'm having a really hard time calling 2 dots in the sky a constellation. Does 1+ satellites equate to a constellation in satellite owner/operator parlance?
I'm having a really hard time calling 2 servers in the DC a cluster. Does 1+ servers equate to a cluster in server owner/operator parlance?
> The most common size for an HA cluster is a two-node cluster, since that is the minimum required to provide redundancy, but many clusters consist of many more, sometimes dozens of nodes.
You clearly don't have an access to a search engine.
I'm having a really hard time calling 2 dots in the sky a constellation. Does 1+ satellites equate to a constellation in satellite owner/operator parlance?