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goobster  ·  1293 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Starlink is a very big deal

Um. Holy shit. I hadn't seen this detail before, which eliminates my last question about Starlink's viability, which was ping rates:

    "...Even though the path taken by Starlink data is longer due to the hop into space, the vacuum speed of light is about 50% faster than in glass, more than making up for the difference over longer distances..."