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These are _not_ geostationary orbits. Starlink's network is of a fast/low/hand-off variety rather than a high/stationary/single-satellite->communications varie
by toufka 6y ago
These are _not_ geostationary orbits. Starlink's network is of a fast/low/hand-off variety rather than a high/stationary/single-satellite->communications variety.
Their satellites are MUCH closer and are constantly whizzing across the horizon (and so require a motorized antenna) than the transitional geostationary communications satellites. This would require a huge number of satellites to get full-sky-coverage, but that's exactly what Starlink is doing.
1) Speed of light in space is faster than speed of light in a fiber optic cable...
2) And the number of hops in the void of space could be MANY fewer than from city to city to ocean to city.
- RealityVoid 6y agoI'm pretty sure the antenna is not motorized but is a phased array instead.
- toufka 6y agoLooks like both? (I'm not qualified to really assess...) https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/gr284b/satellite_tracking/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/gr284b/satellite_... https://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedias/phased-array-antennas https://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedias/phased-array-ant...
- RealityVoid 6y agoNeither am I, honestly, maybe I phrased it too strongly. Pretty sure = I think I read it somewhere and it makes sense. Regardless, hybrid makes a lot of sense! TIL!