| ▲ | whycombinetor 3 hours ago | |
Starlink is also satellite internet, right? | ||
| ▲ | sph 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Starlink satellites are ~500 km in altitude. Regular satellite internet is in geostationary orbit at ~35,000 km in altitude. The difference in latency is massive. 3ms vs 220ms roundtrip time at the speed of light. | ||
| ▲ | cwillu 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Yes, but the low altitude of the satellites makes a big difference. | ||