How Does The Starlink System Work?

Today we live in the era of the internet. The Internet has changed the way we live and interact with each other. It has brought education, entertainment, comfort and even democracy. Imagining a world without the internet is hard. We are able to make this video and get it our favorite subscribers, only because of the internet. But did you know that almost 50% of the world still does not have access to the internet? That seems strange right? But it’s the truth. To counter this and make the internet accessible to everyone on earth, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is launching Starlink Satellites which plan to provide global internet coverage. But How does the internet work from space? How can starlink satellites provide internet service from space? Will they transform our world? Let’s talk about all that and more.
Starlink is a global initiative by SpaceX to create a global broadband network by using a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide high-speed internet services
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:01 What is a Starlink?
03:34 How does Starlink works
08:20 Gateways
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[@markdarmetko8926]

I can’t fathom this being just for internet

[@Lightbearer0001]

Finally!!!! A fellow thinker!

[@haadidave]

If not to control the neuralinks, I'm sure it'll be providing low latency propaganda to Antarctica.

[@markdarmetko8926]

@@haadidave would you mind going into a bit more detail

[@JD-bk6wj]

Chip the humans.

[@blueskiesandgreenpasturesp3848]

The technocracy

[@smoothpoon86]

I have survived in a world without internet, it was called the early 90s and it was fantastic

[@donovans.5241]

Miss those days!

[@kelizabeth312]

Agree. Take me back 😩

[@Chilinda_GA]

Easy, just switch off your phone.

[@ed9763]

And no mobiles.

[@nobeoddy1664]

the world blew without the web. early 90's was a bore.

[@Jared_09]

Got Starlink and I'm so thankful because I live that vanlife. Most places where there are no signals, Starlink allowed me to game online wherever I am and mainly communicate with my family back home. This changes everything and I'm very grateful for this.

[@lydialewis951]

Do you know if this is considered hard wired still? I work remote but must have a hard wired connection for work and want to move to full time rv life? Is this possible?

[@donc7984]

@@lydialewis951 hardwired means Ethernet connected into your PC so no

[@sevengramrocks2746]

@@donc7984 lol 🤦🏻‍♂️ homie, you were much more polite than i would have been

[@jonybeam21]

You're very naive

[@tekc0der]

Still possible with a travel router

[@machdaddy6451]

I find it mind-boggling to think of how many "things" are up there orbiting the planet.

[@AritraDaddy]

It's space junk, cool or not

[@user-rm3je3ob6g]

Do you mean the satellites or the stars, planets, galaxies? I find it mind-boggeling what humans are able to invent and produce. Do you think Axolotl is bored? Then help us god 😀😃🙂

[@chrisstearns10]

It works great for me and my family👍👍 We can video call, play call of duty, and have three other TVs streaming all at the same time without issue😁 My prior internet connection service struggled to do that.

[@ethanpatty7227]

i actually saw these last night in the sky and thought i was trippin seeing ufos and all but now i’m just thinking of how cool it is to see something like this.

[@Geek4Gaming]

I seen it two days ago I'm in Chicago

[@joshuahenderson7233]

AAAAYYEEE I SAW THEM LAST FRIDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT!!! They came so close and you could see them for a good while. They then zoomed out very quickly.

[@Aboard_and_Abroad]

they are 36' tall and 500km away... you guys think that you can see that? they are reflecting sunlight? while completely in earths shadow?

[@Clodhopping]

​@@Aboard_and_AbroadYou can see the launch as a line of dots travelling across the night sky. Saw them this week from southern Portugal.

[@melebakani3130]

I saw them last week early morning 5am. So cool

[@parabalani]

Thanks, I was sceptical that you will explain everything, but you even explained how terminals work and showed how sattelites orbit around earth. Great job

[@JerryOlsen-vv7lu]

I just had a line of 20 to 30 of these satellites. Cross over my house. They were gone in one minute's time

[@demodemo79]

I’m just curious about these some questions: 1. What about space junks 2. Maintenance/Updation if someone hacks 3. Does it affect earth environment 4. If 42 k satellites deployed then how space companies launches their rockets because they are having difficulties to evacuate rocket from orbit

[@RvR_22]

No problem, next question

[@AlignmentCoaching]

I do wonder how much Emf is emitted by all these satellites and the ground stations and yes take me back to the 90s please

[@user-rm3je3ob6g]

Sorry! Don't use it. That simply saves emission and energy. Nothing else. You are not forced to use it. Are you?

[@irosefilmsllc]

I just saw this in the sky and I’m here. While i love technology and the idea of internet all over..adding thousands more will definitely pollute the nights sky. Another thing…if it can send so much data..I’m sure they are capable of much more

[@RvR_22]

Not as much as you pollute the earth and yet you dont do anything about it.

[@kabysummit5801]

Initially Starlink was bright and visible to the naked eye at night. Now they have addressed that so we don't see them anymore on earth. However, the debris generated at the end of life is still a small part open to be fully mitigated. The use cases going forward will expand, that's quite interesting. For now, the other 40ish percent of the world that cannot get internet, will. This is life changing.

[@YungFunk]

@@kabysummit5801 I just saw them like 10 minutes ago ..

[@12ga.shooter84]

Not true. Just saw the train tonight. Still very visible.

[@dennisringler3199]

I saw around 40 to 50 moving over La Pine Oregon in train formation around 6:55 PM. This evening. It was just amazing to see....

[@samirahaslet8227]

How is there approval for this, in our Earth's skies?

[@chrisclayton584]

I have it here in the mountains of Tennessee and it works great.

[@kellytalbert6610]

This is super informative. Thank you

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

Sounds very innovative Hoping for affordable seamless use!

[@user-sx2gj9tp3b]

I am split on this issue. I like the idea of internet service reaching remote areas, but as an amateur astronomer and astrophotographer, I positiely hate what these monstrosities are doing to the night sky. Serious, professional ground-based astronomy is in big trouble.

[@paulashley3732]

thats by design so that you can "trust the science"

[@TayB2121]

Today in Columbus, Ohio, around 8:40, I saw this exactly. My camera couldn't quite pick it up.

[@AnilKumar-zo2eu]

Thank you so much sir for your packaged information

[@wbstone4388]

Great video. We love Starlink in Alaska, it is a game changer for people with remote cabins or far-ranging boats or RVs! It starts at just $90 a month too (as of January 2024)

[@MultiJack1965]

absolutely AWSOME

[@pandabear4081]

We just switched from Cox cable to StarLink. It works great! What a brilliant idea!

[@HarryshKumar-rt2uv]

Use of multiple minds are awesome...

[@mm-dw4rr]

Well done Team Curious - 300k subs! 🏆

[@insanecuriosity2682]

we are very happy for the 300k subs! thanks to each of you ❤

[@princewandile133]

I agree with you there's plenty possibilities

[@santosakowski9846]

I still don't understand how this is better than using only a few satellites that are placed further out in space. The video seemed to indicate that it is due to the time factor, since being closer to earth shortens the time of communication significantly. However, is it really possible to achieve geosynchronous orbits at such low altitudes? I'm afraid we are all going to regret having so much space junk floating in the skies, rendering many astronomical observations impossible, and making space launches more complex.

[@darrengeorge5628]

These are not geosynchronous.

[@Nehner]

It is a big lie

[@RvR_22]

Me me me, yeah YOU really dont understand it.

[@cloutfiendahh]

im pretty sure star link will bring internet to the entire world if it will provide internet to mars lol

[@gulfy09]

If only poor countries can afford them

[@lukeknowles5700]

6:00 the graphic says that Starlink orbits 100 times higher than a geostationary satellite, but the opposite is true. Starlink flies much, much lower than geostationary satellites.

[@chaspfrank]

I caught that right away also. That's a HUGE error that no one who understands the very basics of LEO vs Geostationary orbits could ever make. So what other errors are embedded in this video? It's credibility just went out the window for me. (actually, it started the 2:52 mark when they showed a Space Shuttle launch while speaking of SpaceX performing "partner launches". ) If you want to be credible, check your content!!!

[@jackiealba5421]

Just saw them in Phoenix Az.. . I didn't know what they were... Spaceship... 😆 Had to Google it! Pretty cool 😎

[@wamaw5015]

Starlink has generated significant interest and excitement in the tech and internet connectivity communities. Its promise of providing high-speed internet access to remote and underserved areas is seen as a potential game-changer, especially for regions with limited access to traditional broadband options. Is it TRUE?

[@ErrolNodalo]

Yes it is true. We live in the remote countryside here in the Philippines where fiber and cable internet is almost impossible. Starlink changed everything. We are now getting average speeds of 150mbps DL and 30mbps UL and it's consistently strong even when during rainy days. Starlink made me easily decide to leave the city and start a new life in the countryside where I am currently working from home.

[@arcadealchemist]

star link can decentralize communication and if crypto transfer systems can be uploaded and run on satellites it would be pretty crazy

[@djdigital3806]

Correct

[@SuperDrumwolf]

wait until they open up the cell phone capabilities on these sats. gonna put them all out business (internet providers as well). can't wait for the IPO!

[@user-rm3je3ob6g]

Video killed the Radio star😂❤ What did you do about that? Every Generation blames the one before😂 surprise.... we still go on... how many old books over the centuries have been destroyed? Especially of people who were not able to read? We/the humans are still marching on. Why? We got insane by entering a train 😂😮😊

[@zaw1228]

The world really becomes a village by starlink.

[@kelizabeth312]

Terrifying

[@miguelmedeiros8860]

I wonder if starlink sattelite signals can reach an antena placed indoors by a window if there are blue curtains on the window ?!

[@user-rm3je3ob6g]

Thank you all! I find it mind blowing and I am envious to everybody who could watch this spectacle live! I am sorry for every earthling astronomer. But were you able or willing to share this astounding pics?

[@utkuerkan7028]

Hi; nice educational video, I think, Starlink and other LEO satellites are excellent services but expensive service for most people on earth. If they'd make it affordable/cheaper in near future & provide landline/mobile telephone calling services cheaply with the Starlink internet service, it may be the future & best of communications on earth, mars and beyond. 👌👍🙂

[@melboytorres1198]

It will be cheaper overtime specially after the return of thier investment

[@ellenpeckham572]

Saw them in Australia over the town of Bathurst on 7/5/2024 . Never seen it before. Did a bit of research and came across the clip.

[@alphonceaustine6405]

I love the idea

[@jashall3804]

The internet the new tower of babel... We will one day all speak the same langues. We will all know the same things. We will all be told to speak and know what the great Tower of Babel tells us, ....."what is".... The Internet and Time.

[@elatomala1976]

WE WILL NO LONGER BE HERE!

[@JD-bk6wj]

Chip the humans!

[@blueskiesandgreenpasturesp3848]

I find it a bit terrifying. Forget about privacy and freedom once this is in place .

[@RvR_22]

Has literally nothing to do with starlink, try again

[@Dr.Pepper001]

How will astronomers take photos of outer space if the are thousands of satellites in orbit?

[@RvR_22]

How will You give people internet? You only pretend to care, but YOU dont! Try again

[@maclanty5324]

It's irrelient as long as we "have" to have Ads, een if we don't like the intrution...

[@tentimesful]

i dont know about normal users, but if starlink can make a link for aircrafts that transport people then it will be interesting, because the airplane can give after every minute or less where they are together with gps for safety and fast help if it crashes, also for ships it is handy as they can do the same.... if I was musk I would request from aircraft companies alot of dollars to succeed in this depending on how much they get a year.... a few billions in his pocket probably...

[@SoloPlax]

Did you say Starlink uses Krypton?! I remember when I was a boy a Superman cartoon episode aired where Lex Luther had a Satellite Network similar to Starlink and Superman was powerless on earth because of this. And in this episode Lex Luther said but that is just coincidence, his main goal is to give communication access to the world (he said this to superman with some smirk). I am looking now for this episode. Unbelievable!

[@MultiJack1965]

I saw the Sky train 20 mins ago in Roscommon Ireland.AWSOME ELON MUSK,

[@jeronelawrence826]

It works really good for hub videos and O.F

[@djdigital3806]

Interesting 🤔 I live in Las Vegas right next to Nellis Air Force Base. Right over my house about 2 months ago l seen a row of about 15 star link satellites 🛰️ fly over my house in a straight line. Wow! I thought it was a UFO 🛸 😮

[@donc7984]

Are you sure that was starling satellites and not the ISS?

[@wildlifewarrior2670]

@@donc7984 it was probably starlink

[@Clodhopping]

​@@donc7984Definitely Starlink - saw them this week in Portugal. A perfect line of dots moving across the sky.

[@melebakani3130]

Saw them last week...strange ..but got the answer now

[@SachinB.A.]

What energy/ fuel these satellites uses to move forward and what is life span of that energy or fuel. Is there any chances with airoplane crash. ?

[@Aboard_and_Abroad]

helium

[@crusha17-remixs]

I saw these lights last night over 🇯🇲

[@Messina.or.mexico]

I cant understand how the satellite stay together...like how?are they tied up together

[@pappabear7617]

Network Engineer here, I always thought of this infrastructure and believed in it. People laughed at Space Force, behold. Right in front of you is the future of our society and we have to protect it. This is the world we're in.

[@andymwes]

At some point all this will be old technology stuck in space. We'll have a space debris problem later

[@adastra8653]

A geostationary orbit is about 22,000 miles above earth ... much higher than Starlink's 300 miles ... the video has this backward at timestamp 6:01

[@Nehner]

It is a lie

[@gulfy09]

200 miles away yet they shine from earth.

[@ryanm7263]

"The internet is just a fad," they said in the late 90s. Now, this. "Bitcoin is just a fad," they're saying now.

[@connieliao2024]

You upload quality content, you should have way more subs!

[@somthinwrong]

>quality content >annoying transition effects and voice

[@mxolisinavil-nk4ej]

It's always good to understand the enemy of nature

[@davidmotyka2708]

When will equipment not be needed to transmit data?

[@upekhanppd]

This gentleman will come to SRILANKA very soon . We are waiting to welcome him cordially .

[@seekeroftruth1200]

Martin Armstrong's blog brought me here today.

[@DestructiveBurn]

I watched this on Starlink 😉

[@Myrah_Naomi]

@musk Where can i buy that antenna

[@matlightfxproductions]

Story time I was on a camp out with 20 people we were hiking to the bathroom at night and saw a starlink train we all got freaked out thinking it was a alien invasion

[@ryzlot]

Orbit at 105 to 139 TIMES that of geo-stationart orbits - wrong. Height of geo-stationery is determined by pjysocs not visual footprint JR

[@RuThL3Zz]

What happens when everything falls out of orbit

[@Nadasei000]

Dominando o espaço, com tecnologia que poderá influenciar nos equipamentos eletromagnéticos na terra. Fica a dica.

[@garypugh1153]

Doesn't their orbit decay, then enter or burnup ?

[@keithmartin468]

Just watched this in HD on starlink

[@tonyrony1943]

May be still we don't have starlink based internet in Bangladesh

[@kingdele01]

How do they plan to keep from turning this mega constellation into mega space debris, after they at the end of their service life?

[@Aboard_and_Abroad]

its just balloons man

[@kingdele01]

@@Aboard_and_Abroad What do you mean balloons?

[@KepokLekor69]

Thank you Elon Musk... protect this guy at all cost..

[@kelizabeth312]

You are very naive...

[@britbratnicole91]

Honey..God bless you

[@lynnetmb4706]

@@kelizabeth312 🎯👀.

[@zacmiller5562]

I seen this the other day didn’t have a clue what it was.

[@klubmusix3848]

where did he get all there technology?

[@user-ez3il1yy6i]

HELPING CREATE A PRISON PLANET . 💯%

[@amangogna68]

Great video !

[@insanecuriosity2682]

Thank you 💜

[@Leothelion357]

MIGHT terraform Mars……no it’s WILL terraform Mars. No doubt we’ll be there parasiting it up sometime soon🤦‍♂️

[@aminulahmed2498]

What will happen to Jio after Star link in India.

[@BLUeducdog-ip1ek]

yeah and how much bad radio waves are harming health.

[@klubmusix3848]

you cant see cant stop

[@maryburke1351]

Wow

[@realhorsegarage5359]

Remember we’re in a 3d world and view 2d , imagine what’s really happening in 4d and so on

[@JoseHernandez-lm3hs]

I saw it this morning

[@folabomi713]

I know this is innovation but somwthing about this feels it will play a major role in the apocalypse

[@WW_TamaLi]

Imagine someone whole life no internet, then they get access to the state of it now. Phishing scams galore, I mean. Internet gonna get real cutthroat if only 50% of the world has access rn

[@davidmacphee3549]

Bang! 300K Sub's Finally! Welcome New People!

[@realsteel2188]

I literally peed my pants when I saw these tonight.. Quickly called my wife and kids.. My one daughter just took off when she saw me come flying out of the dark😂... The future is here. Wow. Great job, nicely explained.

[@johnleven8907]

Is it going to contaminate the night sky? Are the sats going to be visible?

[@andyakarudolfhessiansack7936]

Yes they will appear like many bright stars. If the moon or Sun is on the horizon, anywhere, then the solar panels and reflective surfaces will reflect a bright light. 🌞 The effect on living life however, may not be so bright.

[@derpaton4354]

It is already contaminating the sky as it is. In the future when satelites crash into each other which is unfortunatly inevitable it will trigger a cascading scenario where debris from satelites crash into other satelites. This event is called kessler syndrome.

[@haadidave]

Goodbye nightsky🌌 That's a lot of traffic I can't lie

[@northstarpatriot8257]

They are low orbit Balloons.

[@rickyrasofficialchannel1206]

awaiting starlink in the indian ocean Seychelles

[@averagedudeusa9722]

What keeps me from shooting the satellites down with my space laser gun? Hmmm

[@delliscool4924]

Starlink is connected to missile lunch system, where AI automatically detect and distroy targets

[@seeburg220]

This is how the Borg got started.

[@Isaac.10xx]

I’m watching this cause I thought I seen a bunch of ufos in the sky but I saw this

[@stephanievivier290]

I get it, but why? Just to curious ever since I seen Wall•E and if you saw all the satellites orbiting around earth. Pretty much like Saturn or Jupiter with rings. Only with our own junk in space. Just curious about how many more plus will it cover the whole earth. That's sad.

[@haadidave]

Goodbye nightsky 🌌 that's a lotta traffic I can't lie

[@user-ec9fq4ld1g]

And it doesn't smell like a fresh opened bag of Cool Ranch or Spicy Nacho Cheese DORITOS corn tortilla chips permeating the airspace ... no religious HAIR cleansing rituals at the Starlink Satellite Train.

[@danaeverhart6487]

Seen this chain the other nite , thought they were here for sure lol

[@djgojabean]

I've seen Geostorm a few times hmmmm...

[@Hoofyahh]

I was high af and started tweaking when i seen this started doing mad research💀

[@dooooooval904]

Did anyone watch terminator that designed and engineered this? ANYONE?

[@damnablethief]

I wonder how time dilation affects latency 🤔

[@ed9763]

😃