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Yeah important note, per Ars, is these are very much low orbit, at ~800mi altitude, not geostationary which is ~22,500mi where Hughes is parked for example. So
by imglorp 9y ago
Yeah important note, per Ars, is these are very much low orbit, at ~800mi altitude, not geostationary which is ~22,500mi where Hughes is parked for example. So, good latency if you do 2 x 800/c. This is great if you happen to own a rocket company and have tons of low, cheap launches instead of one big expensive launch.
- MertsA 9y agoAnother thing to consider, HughesNet is up at 22,500mi but also at the equator whereas StarLink is basically going to be much closer to straight up.