Saint Helena Island Communications

Re:Saint Helena Island Communications by mcv on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @04:45AM (#37656301)

Don't these sats orbit the entire Earth? How is it possible there's anywhere on the planet (except maybe the poles) that they don't cover? Especially the eastern half of the US is particularly puzzling on that map.

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Re:Saint Helena Island Communications by lxgr on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @07:42AM (#37657836)

Satellite-to-satellite forwarding is still being rolled out with Starlink, and without that, every satellite needs to have a ground station within its view to work.

The initial constellation also lacked polar orbits, which limits the maximum latitude at which satellites are available.

But both are being addressed now, and then it’s really only a question of regulatory approval.

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Re:Saint Helena Island Communications by alwa on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:05AM (#37658699)

I was of the impression that the waitlist in the Eastern US was more a problem of saturated capacity than one of coverage.

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