Why SpaceX is Making Starlink

2019-06-15

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References

[1] https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/starlink_mission_press_kit.pdf

[2]https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19920022657.pdf

[3] https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=1158350

[4]https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/bay-to-bay-express-btobe-cable-system

[5] http://www.m2optics.com/blog/bid/70587/Calculating-Optical-Fiber-Latency

[6] https://www.commscope.com/Docs/Latency_in_optical_fiber_systems_WP-111432-EN.pdf

[7] https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/how-phased-array-antennas-work

[8] https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1128793890989985794?s=20

[9] http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10062262/7/Handley_hotnets.pdf

[10] https://youtu.be/QEIUdMiColU?t=252

[11] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150924005286/en/Hibernia-Express-Transatlantic-Cable-Route-Connects-New

[12] https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-355102A1.pdf https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-38A1.pdf

[13] http://www.satsig.net/latency.htm

[14] https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/12/spacex-starlink-satellites-network-will-make-over-50-billion-per-year.html

[15] https://www.digisat.org/kymeta-kyway-u7-8w-ku-terminal-with-modem

[16] https://www.govtech.com/network/Deploying-5G-Will-Cost-at-Least-130-Billion-in-Fiber-Study-Says.html

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