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17-07-2020, 12:36 PM
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Starlink Internet.

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As you all know, I am a numpty when it comes to Technology.

My son, who now lives with me, is not.

He has signed up some time ago as a test for Starlink here in the UK , he is a Techie who has done some work for an associate.

Apparently we are to become a test for them in Spring next year to test connectivity here in the UK.

The claimed speeds are amazing and the costs much cheaper.
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17-07-2020, 01:13 PM
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Re: Starlink Internet.

SpaceX Starlink Satellites



A ‘train’ of SpaceX Starlink satellites just after their launch. In the days after launch these trains break up as the satellites position themselves into their final orbits

https://explainingscience.org/2020/0...nk-satellites/

These satellites are being launched to deliver broadband to every corner of the globe. 180 have already been sent into orbit at the time of writing this post.

LThe purpose of the satellites is to provide worldwide fast Internet coverage. Traditional satellite internet operators have a small number of satellites in geostationary orbit, 35,800 km above the Earth’s surface. This limits speed, coverage and bandwidth. It takes around 0.12 seconds for radio-waves to travel between the satellite and Earth. SpaceX’s plan is to surround the Earth with a large number of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). These would link together into a ‘floating internet backbone’, providing a faster alternative to the fibreoptic cables that span the world.

By the year 2025 SpaceX plan to have 15,000 Starlinks in orbit distributed as follows
  • 7,500 at 340 km altitude
  • 1,600 at 550 km altitude
  • 5,800 at 710 km altitude

According to a report on space.com, SpaceX have sought permission to put an additional 30,000 Starlink satellites into orbit. If this were approved and the satellites were launched, it would bring the total number up to 45,000.

To put this in perspective, in December 2019 there were only 2,200 operational satellites orbiting the Earth, of which 1,418 were in LEO, which is defined as an orbit below 2,000 km, (data from Union of Concerned Scientists (2019)).
Personally, I'm against cluttering up the sky with 45,000 satelllites when, apart from 2,666 existing satellites (operational and non-operational), there are already more than 20,000 pieces of debris larger than a softball orbiting the Earth. They travel at speeds up to 17,500 mph, fast enough for a relatively small piece of orbital debris to damage a satellite or a spacecraft. There are 500,000 pieces of debris the size of a marble or larger. There are many millions of pieces of debris that are so small they can’t be tracked.

The impact of tens of thousands of visible satellites on astronomy has yet to be established.

...... and what will internet users do with all this coverage - subscribe to movie channels, go shopping and watch porn and sport .....
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Re: Starlink Internet.

Hi

Email and forums, ebay and Facebook when I buy and sell things.

Guy, when he is well, works from home and needs it.
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Re: Starlink Internet.

Originally Posted by swimfeeders ->
Hi

Email and forums, ebay and Facebook when I buy and sell things.

Guy, when he is well, works from home and needs it.
Individual use is fine but almost 4.57 billion people were active internet users as of April 2020, encompassing 59% of the global population - with the increased coverage that will surely approach 6 billion/80% most of whom will subscribe to movie channels, go shopping and watch porn and sport ..... almost all of them unaware of the darkening sky .....
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Re: Starlink Internet.

Originally Posted by Omah ->
Individual use is fine but almost 4.57 billion people were active internet users as of April 2020, encompassing 59% of the global population - with the increased coverage that will surely approach 6 billion/80% most of whom will subscribe to movie channels, go shopping and watch porn and sport ..... almost all of them unaware of the darkening sky .....
Hi

Porn and Sport?

I have tried, but been unable to find any sexy fishing videos.
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Re: Starlink Internet.

Originally Posted by swimfeeders ->
Hi

Porn and Sport?

I have tried, but been unable to find any sexy fishing videos.
I'm not surprised ......
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Re: Starlink Internet.

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Porn and Sport?

I have tried, but been unable to find any sexy fishing videos.
Ooo, I don't know though. Haven't you seen the Matt Hayes video with his Norwegian girlfriend/partner?
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Re: Starlink Internet.

Originally Posted by Omah ->
Individual use is fine but almost 4.57 billion people were active internet users as of April 2020, encompassing 59% of the global population - with the increased coverage that will surely approach 6 billion/80% most of whom will subscribe to movie channels, go shopping and watch porn and sport ..... almost all of them unaware of the darkening sky .....
Living in a fairly large town I don't see the stars anyway because of street lighting and so forth. We get a lot of cloud cover here too, most days. I can always look at the stars, planets and other celestial objects I'd never see with the naked eye anyway via the satellites though.
 

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