Would Starlink and other satellite ISP’s be able to mitigate some of the traffic?

    • @masterspace@lemmy.ca
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      153 months ago

      Even without curvature, there’s way too much atmospheric interference for that. Laser communication works well in space where there is literally nothing in the way, including ajr. Even point to point microwaves only kind of work on earth.

      • DMBFFF
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        13 months ago

        Some short waves seem to be good a penetrating clouds, so some transmission is possible.

    • @halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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      53 months ago

      Not just curved, but curved quite substantially, despite what your eyes may tell you. At eye level on a flat plain you can only see about 3 miles due to the curvature. The closest points across the Atlantic are 1,770 miles apart.

      • DMBFFF
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        3 months ago

        At 10 meters, line-of-sight is over 10 km.

        From a jet traveling at 1 km, line-of-sight is over 100 km.