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It looks like it operates at 35,000 km and relays the signal between the base and Australia. The ping time seems to average a hair under 250ms. https://www.sa

It looks like it operates at 35,000 km and relays the signal between the base and Australia. The ping time seems to average a hair under 250ms. https://www.satellite-calculations.com/Satellite/170HourListings/170h_listing.php?29495 https://www.satellite-calculations.com/Satellite/170HourList... http://bhs.smokeping.ovh.net/smokeping?target=APAC.AS7474-1 http://bhs.smokeping.ovh.net/smokeping?target=APAC.AS7474-1 Starlink satellites are mostly in the 550km elevation range. Average pings seem to be in the 50ms range, but this would be single satellite performance. This should drop as more units are brought online and increase capacity. Also, the laser interconnects are theoretically faster than terrestrial fiber, so there are expected to be many long-hauls where starlink will be the fastest option. https://www.speedcheck.org/starlink-performance-2021/ https://www.speedcheck.org/starlink-performance-2021/

iso1631 4y ago
> It looks like it operates at 35,000 km and relays the signal between the base and Australia. The ping time seems to average a hair under 250ms. That would be impressive, as that would be 140,000km in 250ms, or about twice the speed of light Most satellite IP I use starts at about 650ms
- ortusdux 4y ago
  Yeah that number seemed low, should have done the math. Going by the IPs, the link I posted is the delay between Quebec and the New South Wales ground station that the satellite links to. So it sounds like McMurdo to Quebec would be a 1 second delay on a good day.