SpaceX and Elon Musk have been accelerating a project to provide high-speed, low latency broadband internet around the world via Satellites and are calling it StarLink. Radek joins John to deep dive into what StarLink is trying to accomplish, why it's a such a different approach to the problem and why it might actually succeed where others have failed.With Radek Pietruszewski and John Chidgey.SpaceX Achievements:

SpaceX Sets A Turnaround Record

Radio Bands:

Ka band
Ku band
V band
Electromagnetic Spectrum

Competing Satellite Technologies:

Globalstar
Iridium Satellite Constellation
Iridium Satellites
Iridium Ends Legacy Satellite Service Switches All Traffic to Next
Iridium Communications

Links of potential interest:

Speed of Light in Fiber
Laser Communication In Space
How Fast Do Electrons Move?
Catalog of Earth Satellite Orbits
Satellite Phone
Field of View
Low Earth Orbit
Solar Flares Affect Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Geostationary Orbit
Swathe
Doppler Effect Calculator
Orbit Of A Satellite Calculator

StarLink:

Starlink Site
Starlink
SpaceX Releases New Details on Starlink Satellite Design
SpaceX Modifies Starlink Network Design
SpaceX Is Banking on Satellite Internet - Maybe It Shouldn’t
SpaceX Starlink Internet Prepares for Beta Users
SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet

Radek’s Recommendations:

Eccentric Orbits The Iridium Story
Create and Manage Your Own Space Program

Nozbe Teams:

Nozbe Teams on Product Hunt

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Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele and Shane O'Neill.Episode Gold Producer:
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