Satellite Orbits Debate
Comments discuss comparisons between low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations like Starlink and geostationary (GEO) satellites, questioning practicality, coverage, latency, line-of-sight requirements, and the need for large numbers of satellites.
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Can't you do that with simple satellites?
Maybe they're using telecom satellites that are in geosynchronous orbit?
Starlink satellites are in LEO, not geostationary.
How is this practical & cost effective vs. satellites?
What about low orbit satellites?
globalstar uses LEO satellites which are in constant motion, there is no way that you must point at them to make these features work
the only solution to this is to launch your own satellites :)
i still don’t understand why we need huge constellations of satellites at all
Whose satellites are they using?
you'd want what exactly? 10 times more small satellites in the {or}bits (i never noticed ...)?