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> Intermittence is mostly a consequence of using orbiters as communication relays to reach a planet’s surface. Orbiters go around the planet and are only able t
by creatonez 11mo ago
> Intermittence is mostly a consequence of using orbiters as communication relays to reach a planet’s surface. Orbiters go around the planet and are only able to communicate with peers they can “see”.
As I understand, this type of intermittence will mostly be a solved problem by the time there are only a few relay satellites around a planet. I think the moon may already have enough for full coverage. (It does not have to be a full-on starlink-like network, Musk is a bit delusional about this)
Still interesting and potentially useful to design around it regardless.
- wofo 11mo ago> by the time there are only a few relay satellites around a planet. Based on the limited information I have, I think it will take decades (at least) to get there for most planets. Hopefully the results of this research will be useful for a long time.
- voidUpdate 11mo agoYou would still need relays between earth and mars (Maybe at L4 or L5) since when they are on opposite sides of the sun, that will likely block radio transmissions
- stelldichein 11mo agoRe. orbiters as relays: look into Contact Graph Routing