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> I'm not entirely sure why today's satellite internet connections have such high latencies Geosynchronous orbit's radius is 42164 km. Ever tried to play FPS o
by yetanotheracc 12y ago
> I'm not entirely sure why today's satellite internet connections have such high latencies
Geosynchronous orbit's radius is 42164 km. Ever tried to play FPS on an Australian server?
- Aqwis 12y agoYeah, see my edit. I didn't realize that all the satellites providing Internet access were in geostationary orbit until after I posted my comment. Reading Wikipedia, it seems Internet access through LEO satellites is possible today, but provides far slower Internet acccess speeds.