THE VIDEO SHELF · starlink satellite internet
Why SpaceX is Making Starlink
Real Engineering explains why SpaceX is building Starlink, including the economics of satellite internet. It covers the latency advantage of light in vacuum over fiber for long-distance links.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a clear explanation of Starlink's purpose and the case that it can beat fiber on latency for long routes.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Real Engineering
- Topic
- starlink satellite internet
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
Real engineering made a video on it: [VIDEO] I recommend watching. The channel does really good explanations.
Nican on Hacker News · 2019-07
In Amazon Seeks Permission to Launch 3k Internet SatellitesReal Engineering has an interesting video on why it would be useful for firms trading internationally [VIDEO]
bearcobra on Hacker News · 2019-10
In Elon Musk tweets using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internetLight travels 47% slower in a fiber optic cable than it does in the vacuum of space. [1] [1] [VIDEO] (the whole video is worth watching, but that timestamp answers your specific question.
PopeDotNinja on Hacker News · 2020-08
In SpaceX Starlink average speedtest is 42.3Mbps down / 9.7 Mbps up
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