SpaceX - Satellite internet starting 2019
SpaceX - Satellite internet starting 2019 RV parks shouldn't have any reason not to supply awesome internet, maybe?
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If these satellites are to be in an orbit similar to the Iridium orbit (low Earth orbit) they would only be 485 miles above the Earth making the round trip communication time (latency) pretty low as it would only be about 900 miles round trip vs. the current Geostationary satellites which orbit at 22,000 miles or 45,000 mile round trip.
Of course the most serious issue is money as the plan is to launch 4425 satellites to complete the ring of satellites and allow nearly uninterrupted service. With low Earth orbit satellites, they are not fixed in one location but spinning around the Earth faster than the Earth is moving (the only way to stay in orbit at low altitude) so you must have one satellite coming into view as the other is leaving your view. It should be interesting but it does not seem to be a sustainable system due to the extremely high costs.
Of course the most serious issue is money as the plan is to launch 4425 satellites to complete the ring of satellites and allow nearly uninterrupted service. With low Earth orbit satellites, they are not fixed in one location but spinning around the Earth faster than the Earth is moving (the only way to stay in orbit at low altitude) so you must have one satellite coming into view as the other is leaving your view. It should be interesting but it does not seem to be a sustainable system due to the extremely high costs.
