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Apart from the launch method - how is this going to be different from existing VSAT deployments? They're quite expensive (starting from ~thousand dollars per mo
by YjSe2GMQ 7y ago
Apart from the launch method - how is this going to be different from existing VSAT deployments? They're quite expensive (starting from ~thousand dollars per month):
http://www.melatnetworks.com/price-list.asp http://www.melatnetworks.com/price-list.asp
Or those, with prices around 50usd/gb:
https://www.vsat-systems.com/service-offerings/VAR-VNO-Dealer/var-services/rate-plan/ https://www.vsat-systems.com/service-offerings/VAR-VNO-Deale...
I doubt every Tesla will have one on board. LTE is so much cheaper.
Quite useful for medium and large marine vessels, or truly remote locations tho.
- foota 7y agoI believe the primary difference between starlink and other satellite internet is that it will be lower down.
- skunkworker 7y agoTheir satellites are in Geostationary orbit (about 22,236 miles away). This constellation is at 400 miles. 22,236 in Lightseconds: 0.11936716 (one way) 400 in Ls: 0.0021472775. (assuming directly overhead) ~250ms round trip for GEO vs 4.2ms for LEO