You probably have heard of Elon Musk by now, he is everywhere these days. Own several notable companies such as one creating the first reusable spacial drone opening a entire new market for opportunities like Starlink.
What does Starlink do? A network between 12 000 to 42 000 satellites shooting lasers at each other creating the fastest Internet network at 99$USD per month for everyones on our planet.
This technology feast was possible due to the SpaceX program, launching the Falcon 9 rocket at speed up to 27 150km/hr into low orbit (550km) for delivering 60 satellites per round trip entirely automatic.
At 300 000$ a piece and 75M$ per launch, Starlink has estimated an investment of 10 Billions will be needed to make it viable for every earthling. Considering that the new 5G protocol for cell phone speed will cost 150Billions over the next 7 years to deploy and without the same coverage or speed… the numbers are promising.
Their main advantages are the vacuum space they operate in. The Light in an optical fibers goes at 199,861,638 meters per second has comparing in a vacuum space it reaches 299 792 458 meters per second, so 50% faster.
This will improve the current communication between London and New York stock markets by a estimated 17 milliseconds.
How does it work?
Each satellite has 5 lasers, 4 of which are in full time connections with their peers. Like a giant spider web over our planet moving at increadible speed. When we send signal from home it will be received at multiple satellites hovering our position. Their lasers will transfer the informations by the fastest route and beaming it back at the optimum location on earth for delivery.
It is an interesting concept that by going further we are actually faster. Let be thanksful to all the technologies used in this project, as a whole new range of customers will be arriving online by the end of 2022.
Watch a Falcon 9 launching 60 new satellites: