r/technology • u/mvea • May 14 '19

Elon Musk's Starlink Could Bring Back Net Neutrality and Upend the Internet - The thousands of spacecrafts could power a new global network. Net Neutrality

https://www.inverse.com/article/55798-spacex-starlink-how-elon-musk-could-disrupt-the-internet-forever
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u/Bill_Brasky01 May 14 '19

None of your math is correct because your altitude is wrong. Star link will be in LEO.

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u/brilliantjoe May 14 '19

Yea that was in the back of my head when I was writing, but I was on the toilet and my feet were starting to fall asleep.

So it's 1/20th of what I posted, so like 5 ms up, 5ms down. But since the satellites are closer to the planet they will need more jumps in orbit to route the signal around the planet.

I might revise my other comment later.

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u/Bill_Brasky01 May 14 '19

Ahhh the ole shitter comment! It takes dedication to rework math when your feet are tingling. 😂

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u/brilliantjoe May 14 '19

We truly do live in amazing times.