Bursting into the Future: Unveiling the Potential of Starlink's Laser Links for Lightning-Fast Internet Connectivity
SpaceX’s Starlink, the ambitious satellite internet project led by Elon Musk, is making headlines once again. In a recent discussion on Hacker News, users delved into the technical details of Starlink’s laser links and their potential impact on internet speeds and connectivity.
According to the conversation, Starlink’s laser links boast an impressive capability of 432 Mbit/s per laser, with a total of 9,000 lasers. While this may sound impressive, the users pointed out that each laser is underused on average, operating at just 0.432% of its maximum capacity. The lasers are primarily used in bursts, establishing a connection for only a few tens of seconds or minutes until the satellites move out of line of sight.