Re:OneWeb successfully launches 34 more satellites into orbit
by eutropia on Sunday March 22, 2020 @10:55AM
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Musk is selling precisely that to NYSE-London traders. Speed of light in a vacuum is considerably (I think 40%) faster than speed of light in glass fiber optics
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Re:OneWeb successfully launches 34 more satellites into orbit
by new_realist on Sunday March 22, 2020 @11:18AM
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Further, note that Starlink’s current batch of satellites don’t have laser links, so data can’t hop from satellite to satellite. It’s up and then back down immediately. We’ll have to wait for v2 or v3.
Re:OneWeb successfully launches 34 more satellites into orbit
by new_realist on Sunday March 22, 2020 @11:13AM
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Like I said, there is a latency barrier to get in and out of the atmosphere due to RF modulation. Only NYC to Tokyo will be close, but that’s generous, as it doesn’t take into account intersatellite routing delays. Whereas, NYC to London by fiber is a single hop.