2 ms·

They have to be due to how rapidly the sats move in and out of view.

• iwillbenice 4y ago
  Also frequency re-use. They will talk on the same frequency to multiple ground terminals, but pointed different directions from the satellites perspective.
  • HyperSane 4y ago
    Did not know that, neat. Phased arrays are so cool.
    • dunno7456 4y ago
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU check this out, excellent teardown explanation about how the antenna works.
      • HyperSane 4y ago
        The math used to determine the phase offsets to steer the beam is absurd.