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
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
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