288 is a direct reference to LIGHT itself.
1 Royal Cubit = π./6
** 17 Royal Cubits = 8.8969998821m …or 288 (LIGHT)
There's a reason top-secret satelites are in area of 13m in diameter for their dishes. A multiple of 0.25 Royal Cubits (0.1308382336m)
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-26/russia-deploys-tactial-drone-arctic-exposes-rarely-seen-us-spy-satellite-images