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> Phased arrays do leak signals all over the place ("side lobe") I would expect the intensity of those signals to be constantly varying, given that multiple sa

> Phased arrays do leak signals all over the place ("side lobe") I would expect the intensity of those signals to be constantly varying, given that multiple satellites are moving in the sky on different orbital planes. I'm also assuming that said "side lobes" are not equal in intensity in every direction. That has to be significantly more difficult to triangulate than a cellphone or an AM radio emitter. In other words, you would need trained crews specifically trying to locate Starlink users. > The reality is that traffic control can be imposed based on physical location of satellite. Satellites don't have enough fuel to constantly dodge specific countries. We're talking about low earth orbit satellites, that's one orbit every 1.6 hour. You could adjust your orbital planes to optimize coverage for some countries and not others, but once the whole Starlink fleet is up there, you will still have coverage basically everywhere. > This new internet won't cause any kind of paradigm shift that some people desperately try to push. Probably not, but it will be one more means of global communication, with more coverage than anything we've seen before.

esjeon 7y ago
> I would expect the intensity of those signals to be constantly varying The problem is mostly with the frequency band, because it's regulated (or should I say pre-allocated for certain purposes). It's just too easy to notice if someone is using satellite communication, how many and where. > Satellites don't have enough fuel to constantly dodge specific countries I'm not saying they should avoid certain countries. It's just about network policies - routing and filtering - which happen on software level. > Probably not, but it will be one more means of global communication, with more coverage than anything we've seen before. True. This is a progress. What I'm saying is that this is just one step, not a leap by itself. I just can't stand people's indistinction b/w progress and paradigm shift, because it's the major source of hype. You know, it takes so many steps for technology to become magic, so why can't we just sit tight and watch, instead of going full frenzy every time something happens. I mean, that's how I see all those futurology stuffs.

esjeon 7y ago

> I would expect the intensity of those signals to be constantly varying The problem is mostly with the frequency band, because it's regulated (or should I say pre-allocated for certain purposes). It's just too easy to notice if someone is using satellite communication, how many and where. > Satellites don't have enough fuel to constantly dodge specific countries I'm not saying they should avoid certain countries. It's just about network policies - routing and filtering - which happen on software level. > Probably not, but it will be one more means of global communication, with more coverage than anything we've seen before. True. This is a progress. What I'm saying is that this is just one step, not a leap by itself. I just can't stand people's indistinction b/w progress and paradigm shift, because it's the major source of hype. You know, it takes so many steps for technology to become magic, so why can't we just sit tight and watch, instead of going full frenzy every time something happens. I mean, that's how I see all those futurology stuffs.