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To: Savant who wrote (3019)7/26/2025 3:03:23 PM
From: Kirk ©  Respond to of 3105
 
Nice speed if you can deal with 0.24 second round trip latency.

Starlink will work much better for things that need much lower latency due to its low Earth orbit.

36,000 km vs 550 km
65.5:1
so round trip for Starlink is about 0.24 seconds / 65.5 = 0.004 seconds

For the battlefield or driving at 65 MPH, I'd want the low latency.

For streaming HD videos from space, the speed is a higher priority unless you breakup the HD stream into smaller parts and use multiple Starlink channels.

Another consideration is how much power per channel.



To: Savant who wrote (3019)8/4/2025 2:59:00 PM
From: i-node1 Recommendation

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Chinese Satellite Pulverizes Starlink with a 2-Watt Laser from 36,000 KM Above Earth
I think this is a misstatement. Much of Starlink's data is transmitted by laser. But their system is a lot busier than China's test apparatus. And Starlink is moving a ton of data.

Having millions of uses versus two, even by laser, makes a difference!


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