ALEX
@ajtourville · Oct 29, 2024
This test is important: Reducing the altitude of the orbital shell reduces the latency.
In this case, the altitude of the @Starlink shell is reduced by ~40%, which should reduce the latency by ~40%
ALEX@ajtourville· Oct 29, 2024NEWS: @SpaceX has received support from NASA in its proposal to orbit @Starlink satellites about 200 kilometers closer to Earth.
As part of a study, NASA supports letting SpaceX operate 400 satellites in 300-kilometer orbits, below the International Space Station, for 60 days.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Closer is better
11:14 PM · October 29, 2024 · 25.4K views
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