Not ham radio related, but yet...
Should we have LoRa (Long Range) on a ham GEO satellite ?
This would add IOT (Internet of Things) capability to the effort.
Might make for easier funding due to an order of magnitude larger customer base...

Some of the images on this website might relate.

https://www.addvaluetech.com/satcom-iot-via-lora-wan/

I don't really see the so-what.  If I correctly followed the article and diagram, LoRa uses a gateway station to access the satellite link; they have no (nor should they IMO) direct access to uplinks.   In this respect, they seem similar in concept as other proposed uses of a rented bent pipe; all require access to an authorized central uplink station; critical to the concept will be resource management; in this case managing access to the uplink node(s) so large numbers of low-traffic devices don't overwhelm the system with total volume of data, let alone duplication of the same information.  OtherNet/OuterNet has already demonstrated the utility and limitations of broadcast downlinks to local nodes and networks. 

GEO, no

LEO, yes

Project is already started, seems promising

https://ambasat.com/

I was dubious about LoRa from LEO, but I think it can work.

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