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Starlink Daily Coverage Estimates

• woliveirajr 6y ago
  Rural area where I spend some weekends have 65% of coverage (97% for 25 degrees). Considering that there was 0% coverage for 2G/3G/4G, I wish that Starlink begins as soon as possible to provide internet here. It's much better than I expected!
  • mdrabla 6y ago
    Keep in mind, though, this is assuming there's a ground link station in that 'tile'
    • zaroth 6y ago
      The inter-satellite routing is essential to providing worldwide coverage. I read at one point they couldn’t deploy the laser communication between satellites because all the components wouldn’t completely burn up on re-entry. Not sure I quite buy that explanation, but I hope they are ultimately able to get it working and deployed.
    • toomuchtodo 6y ago
      This is true, but ground stations can be colocated anywhere there’s fiber and power.