Re:Realtime Starlink Satellite Map
by kanox on Thursday June 18, 2020 @04:52AM
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> It is widely believed that a huge chunk of Starlink’s revenue, if not ~all of it, will come from leasing faster-than-currently-available low latency links to HFT companies for nyc-lon and such.
This is speculation. Without inter-satellite links the latency between New York and London on Starlink would be quite disappointing.
> This is why their first orbital planes being launched are for the north atlantic and CONUS.
A LEO constellation can only be targeted at specific latitudes (not longitudes). They're just targeting mid-latitudes because that's where potential customers live.
This is speculation. Without inter-satellite links the latency between New York and London on Starlink would be quite disappointing.
> This is why their first orbital planes being launched are for the north atlantic and CONUS.
A LEO constellation can only be targeted at specific latitudes (not longitudes). They're just targeting mid-latitudes because that's where potential customers live.