SpaceX has announced that they will have to de-orbit (scrap) around a hundred of their older "early-version 1" Starlink ultrafast low-latency broadband satell
I’m just glad they’re in low enough orbit to not contribute to the space junk problem. Wait until Musk decides Starlink constellations need to be in high orbit.
So I was under the impression that high orbit internet satellites weren’t desirable because of latency- satellite net isn’t a new thing, but low latency, high throughput is new and it’s because of low orbit mesh. Am I mistaken here? I don’t know much about it, but the speed of light is the speed of light- something traveling an extra 40,000 miles is gonna take a lot more time.
In terms of engineering the cybertruck is actually pretty interesting and compelling. I would recommend watching engineering explainer’s YouTube video before making claims that you know nothing about
The original commenter was implying that a company run by Elon would not be competent enough to assess proper orbits and likened it to an incompetent Tesla with the cybertruck. However the cybertruck is a competent product in the segment by the basis of stats, engineering, and driving. Therefore the original argument is flawed and disingenuous. Fuck Elon btw just in case anyone thinks I’m a fanboy
I’m just glad they’re in low enough orbit to not contribute to the space junk problem. Wait until Musk decides Starlink constellations need to be in high orbit.
So I was under the impression that high orbit internet satellites weren’t desirable because of latency- satellite net isn’t a new thing, but low latency, high throughput is new and it’s because of low orbit mesh. Am I mistaken here? I don’t know much about it, but the speed of light is the speed of light- something traveling an extra 40,000 miles is gonna take a lot more time.
Nope you are correct. Latency is the reason these are in LEO.
I’m sure you’re right. But you’re talking about a company run by the guy who came up with the Cybertruck.
In terms of engineering the cybertruck is actually pretty interesting and compelling. I would recommend watching engineering explainer’s YouTube video before making claims that you know nothing about
Interesting and compelling alone do not, a good product, make.
The original commenter was implying that a company run by Elon would not be competent enough to assess proper orbits and likened it to an incompetent Tesla with the cybertruck. However the cybertruck is a competent product in the segment by the basis of stats, engineering, and driving. Therefore the original argument is flawed and disingenuous. Fuck Elon btw just in case anyone thinks I’m a fanboy
They still add to the particles in the atmosphere we just found out about so have no ideas about the repercussions.
True. I was reading that not too long ago. Just rocket launches alone are adding a ton of stuff we probably don’t want in the upper atmosphere.
Ping is too high in high orbit
I wouldn’t count on Elon understanding that or believing his engineers when they tell him that either.
An even smarter decision is to just build a bunch of tall cell towers. You don’t even need rockets at all!