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Isn't it a phased-array antenna? It can adjust itself at the speed of electronics, without moving parts, so that should not be an issue in any reasonable scenar
by orost 6y ago
Isn't it a phased-array antenna? It can adjust itself at the speed of electronics, without moving parts, so that should not be an issue in any reasonable scenario if the software supports it.
A larger problem for use on sea might be that first generation Starlink sats do not have satellite-to-satellite links, so the boat and a ground station would have to be within range of the same satellite.
- nickik 6y agoYou still have to orient the whole antenna into the direction of the right part of the sky. From then the phase antenna will be able to track the individual satellites.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoWould gyroscopic mount help, or is it too hard/expensive to make such a system to cope with waves at sea?
- yencabulator 6y agoThat sounds like it'd still wobble a lot, compared to a land mount. Maybe a later version will have beefed-up phased array controls to cope, but that'll be much later, they have easier wins first.