How is Spacex Starlink going to be revolutionary?

[@Devinci297]

I hope Verizon will be the first to go bankrupt.

[@cr15py72]

Devinci Aerospace t-mobile

[@krakenburger56]

And Huawei

[@Raptorman0909]

Wait for Ajit Pai to outlaw the use of these Starlink sats so when he leaves office at the FCC Verizon will be waiting with a big fat check!

[@davis.fourohfour]

Expect filthy attacks from the telecoms a la the Kochs have against Tesla.

[@TeenyTinyDevil]

It cant handle all of worlds internet and the optic fibre latency is still better but this is good in developing nations and remote areas.. also ships and planes. Its not meant as replacement for cable internet.

[@tacoora]

Feels like Elon just found an exploit in the game for infinite money

[@dr_birb]

He git inspired by spiffing brit

[@lastrose5334]

@Jiingle Atanacio if u can have internet everywhere and phones that can recharge the battery without being plugged in or anything then ppl could literally start constructing some crazy shit anywhere on the globe

[@Richard-ie1if]

@Jiingle Atanacio until literally any other company does the same thing

[@Kagashimin]

@@Richard-ie1if There are other rocket companies with spaceX tier capabilities? The fact that spacex is literally using its own hardware to deliver this is the insane part and what will basically guarantee them a monopoly. Funnily enough, first monopoly I'm supporting. Funding secured? Looking less like a meme now. Won't be surprised if he says that again in the future just to spite everyone lol.

[@LilRedRasta]

@@Kagashimin You're forgetting amazon. It won't be a monopoly. I'm sure some chinese company will get in on the action as well.

[@PhazonSouffle]

Finally I can play Space Engineers with Aussies.

[@MotoCat91]

Omg I know, it actually got worse with the massive multiplayer update last year to the point I now can't even use servers outside of AU

[@MrRolnicek]

"Finally" ... you mean in a few years.

[@Ihyabond009]

It is sad to know that we (SEA and down under folks) often get overlooked in game industry. Wanna play your favorite multiplayer game? Nearest server: *200-300 ping* I still remember how sometimes, in some games, kicked me for high ping issue. I mean, what choices do I have?

[@Morgow1]

Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that.

[@MrRolnicek]

@@Morgow1 Nono, it should work EXACTLY like that as far as I know. Lowest latency over great distances and doesn't rely on ground internet infrastructure.

[@id104335409]

This project was brought to you by Skyn... Starlink.

[@HOLDYHO]

SKYNET!! jaja i was thinking about that while watching this xD

[@mthompson965]

took you long enough

[@jasoncarr2610]

I was thinking the same thing. Skynet, starlink sound alot like the same thing. Idk. I know Elon has unfavorable views on AI Tech so at least we have that lol

[@jasoncarr2610]

@Gobblarr yeah I suppose your right. I just like to have a little faith Elon wouldn't let anything like that near his network but I am sure there's ways around it.

[@LazyNeutron]

Relax some random time traveller will come to stop it before starlink boot up,just like in terminator movie.

[@theelephantintheroom8016]

Soon the flat earth people will be enjoying faster internet speeds so they can spread their theories on how the earth is flat and the satellites are not really there!

[@russellkanning]

it will be at speeds "almost like it is land-based" hahahahhaha we will still be making fun of fakex

[@shillseeker9538]

Drifting away in the pool naturally

[@truth.speaker]

We prefer the term "flat earthers". And yes. We will deny they are there. Thank you

[@heliox5971]

your a liar eric. also spacex is fake and i will take the free internet saltelite because my dog has cancer and it is his birthday......... let me speak to your manager you sheep

[@ChiefDaFlippa]

@@truth.speaker They are there just invisible that's why no one can see them or get them on video, NASA wouldn't dare lie to us LuL!!

[@atimholt]

$50 billion per year? They’re not printing money, they’ve discovered the philosopher’s stone.

[@CriticalRoleHighlights]

They've got government contracts, which is almost as good as printing money. Someone once called it "a license to steal" because it pays so well.

[@ke6gwf]

@@CriticalRoleHighlights you are talking about the Cost-Plus type of contract, such as Boeing building the SLS for nasa. SpaceX doesn't have any of those contracts, all they have a fixed price contracts to provide certain services, such as a certain number of ISS supply missions, or a launching a satellite, etc, but it's with their own equipment and at their cost and risk. Boeing and the rest, they are going to make money simply for every day they work on SLS, even if it gets canceled. If SpaceX doesn't deliver, they have defaulted on the contract.

[@henkypenks]

There are 4 billion people that don't have internet in the world. if 1 billion of those signed up for 50 dollars per YEAR then there's your $50.000.000.000,-

[@72marshflower15]

This is what happens when conservatives get a hold of liberal devices ... Social programs should never be privatized... If the AI they’re working with isn’t allowed multiples, the critical mass accretion of power into individual density will birth a tech singularity that’ll kill everything on earth... ...don’t look now...

[@hindugoat2302]

@elijah mikle but thats our money

[@sergeantsilly5239]

how long until Musk builds himself a death star ?

[@simonm1447]

Don't say this too loud, maybe uncle Donald is planning one yet :-)

[@vodkacannon]

Question? Not question ?

[@chapn7]

SpaceX headquarters should be a space station.

[@cmbaz1140]

WORK IN PROGRESS ...

[@1jazzyphae]

I mean we all did sign the petition😂😂😂😭😭😭

[@Agent_Smith_Official]

I can't wait for the day I can call up and shitcan Comcast and get some Starlink

[@Motorata661]

@Michael Murphy Thats the pricipal benefit of this, every internet company on earth its gonna have a real competitor and if they can´t be competitive people will simply leave them.

[@jimsigs2108]

@Michael Murphy Comcast contributed to the Clintion campaign in '16. Tells you all that you need to know lol ;^)

[@m4vr1ck]

You and me both these fools try to charge us overages for home internet. That's just stupid

[@riley_oneill]

@Michael Murphy They probably wouldn't do very well if they had to charge $2 per month. They only have 26 million internet customers, at $2 each that is $50m per month. A lot? But not really. They have 184,000 employees. That would be $270 per employee per month. They certainly won't proactively lower their price. They will just lose a fuck ton more customers every year.

[@mikepaul3881]

Same here with hueghsnet

[@4390BigBoss]

Elon Musk warns about AI then goes and builds skynet 😅

[@ebongjr793]

It’s internet satellites tho. Not AI

[@4390BigBoss]

@@ebongjr793 it's going to allow the internet of things to be a reality

[@CardGamesTV1]

@mate8670 mate8670 lmao. Skynet is an AI controlling satellites. The starlink only needs an AI that becomes selfaware. And then skynet is born. Learn your terminator history. So it doesn't become our future. Now you know. And knowing is half the battle. Go joe.

[@nicksam5518]

@@CardGamesTV1 GO JOE! We need more 80' kids to shout out. If you re-watch terminator 2, they repeatedly reference changes that don't stop sky net. They are implying WE have to be VIGILANTE! AI is 100% coming..we only get to decide who its master will be.

[@moderndavinci6599]

mate8670 mate8670 I think he means sky net from terminatior. Stop being a asshole.

[@andrewrickert5961]

FCC: how many satellites are you gonna launch? Elon: Yes

[@smomcpo9237]

All of them

[@sonnyburnett8725]

Pete Hughes , I see.......wait, no I don’t. Please explain how satellites work in your perfectly logical world. Oh wait, sorry, plain?

[@nutman2353]

@Pete Hughes. It call a parachute idiot.

[@LiveoneLee]

Ask a FEi for proof of anything and you always get the same answer 😂😂😂 do your own research!!!! 😂😂😂 erm how about “you’re such the expert just tell me it’s easier as I might find the wrong answers”

[@sonnyburnett8725]

Pete Hughes , Love to, where are these numerous photo’s? You realize that leaves out thousands “all the rest” that don’t.

[@mangoldm]

I imagine another benefit is the difficulty in censoring the Internet when accessed via satellite vs terrestrial sources.

[@jamescollins4500]

I was thinking the same thing, particularly Chinese censorship. If true, ha ha ha.

[@davis.fourohfour]

As they are an American company, not hard to censor at all. China esp will freak out. Expect geoblocking. No pizzas for China.

[@sausage4mash]

that's a good point will authoritarian regimes try to disrupt the service ?

[@jamesrosemary2932]

It is not hard at all. Just put some antenna to jam the satellite signals within a city and that's all, like cell phone antennas. The problem, of course, is when a device is out of range of that antenna. But at least the bulk of the population will be "censored.

[@jamescollins4500]

@@sausage4mash this is going to be interesting. The ground stations are going to be small and single user. How will the CCP keep track. The alternatives are to jam them or shoot them down. 2025 through 2030 will be very interesting. Possibly the CCP could force the FCC to renig on the license.

[@prusak26]

When Elon spoke about it back a few years ago I honestly did't think it's gonna happen in this or the next decade. truly amazing stuff. We forget how lucky we are living and watching this now.

[@stivi739]

and also dont forget how inspirational this guy is

[@eVolution2665]

@youareonthetube1 yo what the fuck xD ... sooo what exactly is it that makes him "garbage flesh"?

[@cod6guy12]

@youareonthetube1 you're reading too much r/enoughmuskspam homie, it's frying your brain

[@TeamLegacyFTW]

Lol the "youare" dude needs to chill😂

[@cod6guy12]

@youareonthetube1Why would I engage in an actual discussion when it's clear you've already made up your mind? Your opinion will not change no matter what anybody says - There's no single source I can link you to prove somebody is not a con artist, especially when you don't cite a specific example of why you feel that way about said person. You're hiding behind a bullshit argument and you know it lmao

[@koolerpure]

lmao so elon played a game, raged by the lag and decided to remove lag from existence, thats my theory

[@OrangeGasCloud]

probably got an aussie friend and playing with him is a major pain lmao

[@chefkawrg]

Imagine what space x could do with 50 billion a year

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

And now you know why amazon is jumping into the space game.

[@xdsmastermia]

say hi to Joe, murr, and Q for me! 😁

[@TainuiaKid1973]

@@RandomPlaceHolderName Amazon is a source of money for Jeff Bezos to get in to space travel. Read the book 'The Everything Store'

[@jonnydestecroix7162]

Ethan Steel or go to mars

[@1323GamerTV]

so spaceX is making fiber optic cable look like dial up I never thought the day would come

[@piotrd.4850]

It won't, don't worry :D

[@Plasticscrub]

Optic fiber won’t be going anywhere

[@benny5190]

10/20 years ago: nasa are amazing 2 years ago: spacex "hold my can of rocket fuel"

[@__-kd8oz]

hold my can of "cars in space"

[@lukhanyoza122]

Verizon: "Hold my casket"

[@Ben-li9zb]

hold my booster engine

[@Modestasgailius]

@@Ben-li9zb Space X could become even a bigger agency in a couple of decades than NASA if this Starlink project works because their revenue will be insane.

[@ajamesarellano]

lu za Hahahahhaah

[@immediateur]

I am such a slacker... nice that someone is working hard!

[@aaronpolichio346]

Yes about time someone challenges the big internet providers. I'll be one of the first to switch to star link

[@21335186z]

Space Traffic Control comes to mind.

[@wesleyverhaegen9513]

You mean earth control 😁

[@SuzukiRacer055]

Hey if its faster and cheaper than I cant wait to tell Comcast to go fly off somewhere.

[@MetaalMeerkat]

Even if it was the same speed, the latency between long distance locations is a game changer. Imagine being able to play online games on servers from Australia to South Africa, from Brazil to Denmark, all with low latency.

[@Forcemaster2000]

SpaceX and Elon are awesome, thanks for this coverage!

[@tripd4949]

They call Trump supporters "Uneducated". Rofl, the most educated people on the planet support him.

[@72marshflower15]

The terms don’t mean what we’ve been taught... nationalization of a system doesn’t mean the state has control. It means that a private industry has control of a national product.. You may want to thank what is occurring, however, the critical mass accretion of power into individual density produces quantum singularities in physics... in objective political theory, the critical mass accretion of wealth/power into individual density bears dictators and fascist states... I hope you can understand the implications..

[@tripd4949]

@James Trump supporter here. I have my Masters in Electrical Engineering with a Bachelors in Physics. You're uneducated. Trump 2020.

[@TeamLegacyFTW]

@James I agree about the elections and Electoral College.

[@tripd4949]

@James No need to lie on the Internet. Trump is going to win re-election. No such thing as a previous Trump supporter. Keep up with the projection of yourself onto me. I owe nothing. Trump 2020 snowflake.

[@josevillanueva7601]

I hope Elon stays a good guy. He could do some serious damage as a villain 😭

[@sherryjyj5910]

hero or villain, serious respect for his vision and the perseverance to be able to complete it.

[@jamesrosemary2932]

Starlink is not the only global satellite internet backbone out there...

[@josevillanueva7601]

James Rosemary Regardless, Elon is doing much more than space projects

[@Shane-dq4hr]

You sound like the government

[@josevillanueva7601]

MorbidManMusic Issa joke

[@TheFDDP]

I would even switch just to help Elon fund his thing

[@iandoodle]

As a proud owner of a starlink dish now i being absolutely blown away by its performance, i find this video even more satisfying. I grew up with barely dsl, having the ability to just do generally anything and everything online now has changed a lot for my family living in the country. There's almost two thousand sats in space now, in two years thats just insane!

[@GoldenMinotaur]

How long before telecoms tries to claim an unfair advantage and sue him to stop lol

[@gutersteinker]

Can easy move offices of starlink outside of North America, the commonwealth and Europe.

[@lunafrejafahlgren2441]

Filing unfair advantage is the most laughable thing in a capitalistic society

[@alxndr.theblack]

Never humanity must progress

[@thethirdman225]

Joseph Conway He’s more likely to be sued by governments on behalf of taxpayers. Starlink is space junk and he should be made to clean it up.

[@JK88n]

@@gutersteinker ,earth

[@MarcusHouse]

Hey hey you beautiful people! Welcome to the future of broadband with Starlink. I can't wait to see this roll out. What did you all think of the launch? Pretty awesome way to deploy all 60 satellites. Slight spin and release. Simple, yet effective!

[@darkcx3995]

Just awesome, but not as much as your videos ;)

[@takoyaki4969]

Marcus House hi

[@fleex3099]

That was a very informative video. Thanks Marcus house!

[@ecbravo999]

Exponential technological growth will replace conventional telecommunications companies at much lower cost.

[@cameronf3343]

Soon enough, I’ll be able to buy plenty of land in the wilderness where the whistling birds and flurrying trees are what wakes me up. Make a house with a wood hearth, learn to hunt and garden, and be utterly indulged in it. Blacksmithing, woodworking, and some other ancient crafts that still live today. And then, when I’m done with my day, have a 4K video chat with my best friend to have a good conversation about our days, because I’ll have gb/s internet from SpaceX Starlink. I love it. 😄

[@tim3854]

except all of nature will be dead, cos 5g, but you get fast internet, yay

[@Xx0GsaburzxX]

tim3854 wow you guys are salty lol

[@tim3854]

@@Xx0GsaburzxX well genocide kind of sucks

[@tim3854]

@Christiaan Baron it's insane that all these sheep astronomers only seem to trumpet on about the visual aspect, selfishness I guess. What about the death they (satellites) bring via yet more unnatural irradiation? Oh who cares, they're just the usual mindless distraction

[@nutman2353]

@tim3854- Dude, 5g is literally just 5th generational internet. It won’t hurt anything. And it’s in outer fucking space! It can’t hurt people down here

[@raywest7570]

Please, please hurry Mr. Musk so I can get away from the constant screwing I'm getting from Century Link( the only ip provider in my area). Please put these rip offs out of business.

[@raywest7570]

@@kaiabraham4603 Everything about Century Link sucks.

[@stevencastellanos8063]

The rocket's 1st stage had been used twice before and the fairing was also reused. So the rocket was paid for and then some.

[@Harry34186]

I believe Elon has stated that the cost for each individual satellite is or will eventually be ~$300k.

[@MarcusHouse]

Oooohh. Where is the source for this. That is what I was looking for. I suspected less than 500k but couldn't find a good source for it.

[@Harry34186]

Marcus House I can’t remember where I read this off the top of my head but I’ll see if I can find the source for you.

[@ChannelReuploads9451]

@@MarcusHouse Surely the cost of $300,000 would be per satellite, PLUS launch, so with 60 satellites and the launch cost of $60 Million, $1 Million per satellite to launch. so $1.3 Million Total cost, including launch ? (Just a blank figure thrown in).

[@ThinkSleepLeave]

Elon actually said the cost of satellites is less than the cost of launching them even with reusability. So assuming a reusable launch cost of 25-30M$, a 25M$ cost of 60 sats is possible. That comes out to be around 400k manufacturing costs per satellite. About 850-900k per satellite including the launch costs.

[@ThinkSleepLeave]

Just for clarity, reusable launch costs breakup: 10M for booster refurb and carry over costs + 8M for second stage + 5M fairings + 2M launch ops, fuel and misc. expenses = 25M+ total.

[@kglappin]

I'm pretty sure this was the plot of Kingsman

[@vinitsingh3399]

Exactly what I was thinking of as I watched the video lol

[@eliotcougar]

I wonder if the second generation of Starlink satellites is going to have an outward-facing antenna/laser transmitter... You know, for constant, uninterrupted communication with Mars and Moon...

[@busteraycan]

That would need a bigger sattelite. Since even laser rays disperse in the distance between earth and mars.

[@g00rb4u]

@@busteraycan Unless you install a prism that focuses the beam of 100 or so passing satellites towards Mars and do the same thing at the other end. Rockets travelling between planets to act as relays/signal boosters

[@jaridkeen123]

As soon as it is operational i will buy!

[@ouss]

so...

[@balthasa_r]

It's time my dude

[@Smileybeeblevrox]

I can't wait to finally have high speed internet out here in rural Michigan. I would love to be one of the first customers. Finally play multiplayer PS4 games out here in the country!

[@andrepoon]

Elon is totally on a different level... why are people betting against him!...

[@blameyourself4489]

Because statistically most of his ideas fail and people lose money.

[@MehNamesKing]

With it being an idea from Elon Musk, it's bound to be revolutionary lol

[@michajurczuk6265]

yeah, just like the idea of digging tunnels underground, noone has ever thought of it before.

[@MehNamesKing]

@@michajurczuk6265 No one has went through with it at the scale Elon Musk is... But I get your point.

[@slavko321]

The ideas are allright, but the important part is execution at scale. As they said, never bet against Elon;) It's not about the ideas, but we're lucky they are humanity advancing ideas.

[@lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI]

@@MehNamesKing he dug 1 tunnel for 1 car lmfao

[@MehNamesKing]

@@lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI I was talking about the idea, not the execution. Although, I doubt he's going to stop at 1 tunnel and car. :)

[@SimplySpace]

I really love Starlink. It's such a transformative use of technology, far more useful and beneficial than anything the likes of Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Who have ever done.

[@Verpal]

In all honesty, I was never too thrilled about the project to Mars, afterall, we can harvest H3 from Moon, and Luna regolith are easier to industrialize, Mars has nothing! Starlink though, it is the first spaceX project that I can wholeheartedly support.

[@maratpirate6343]

Both facebook and amazon changed the way we see internet and shipping, what is starlink gonna do? Provide faster pubg download speed? I dont see what is the big deal about it

[@Verpal]

@@maratpirate6343 Starlink probably can't compete with traditional landlines in first world country, however, it will dramatically improve connectivity in countryside and developing country.

[@carlosandleon]

@@maratpirate6343 Internet. Everywhere.

[@nicksam5518]

Elon said his goals more then once. To provide faster speeds to rural communities. No plan to replace the big cities and top ISP's. Many well to do people and vacation hot spots lack fast speeds, his network will improve that. maybe think of it like: drawing a circle AROUND the 500 thousand person cities, EXCLUDING THEM FROM HIS SERVICE.

[@5up3rm4nMy3r5]

Elon Musk is really changing what the world looks like. Between Tesla and SpaceX... We're looking at incredibly fast worldwide internet and self driving cars within the decade.

[@bustarogers9990]

I don't want self driving cars , lifes to easy now , god suicides are skyrocketing and in general people are already a lot unhappier. People already live fake lives through their computers , sitting on their asses and incapable of having a conversation with an actual human being , just what we need .....faster fkn broadband.

[@thethirdman225]

And now we won't be able to do terrestrial observation. We won't be able to do dark energy research or track rogue asteroids. All because Rocket Jesus has decided the internet is more important. This is space junk and he should be made to clean it up.

[@Xx0GsaburzxX]

TheThirdMan wow you’re one salty dude lol

[@thethirdman225]

Charles Yes and frankly you should be too. Who do you think paid for all that expensive equipment he’s now reducing to junk? You are. It was bought and paid for by taxpayers for the benefit of taxpayers. It belongs to all of us. So does space. That belongs to all of us too and not just one individual. And all you can do is call me “salty”? Very trendy mate but not very smart. Dude. www.sciencealert.com/starlink-is-being-an-absolute-nuisance-to-astronomers This is space junk which nobody agreed to and it puts high-value research projects like dark energy research in serious jeopardy. The shitty design of these things will make the use of radio telescopes impossible because of side lobe noise too. Widefield astronomical observation will now be impossible. Deep space observation from terrestrial bases will now be impossible. Tracking of rogue asteroids will now be impossible. All because of one megalomaniac and his merry band of fluffers and Kool Aid drinkers. www.thespacereview.com/article/3702/1 Grow up. Dude.

[@meltphace5]

sure, thats what he wants you to believe. he's financing faster internet and subways, and yet you all think he is a genius. he's not even a scientist, just a clever con businessman, hoarding all taxpayers money in his 30B wallet and offshore accounts....

[@dragonofparadise]

Global high speed internet on Earth and a Mars colony. I really hope he succeeds in this plan!

[@xeinex]

Exactly he could do a series of relay nodes in space all the way to Mars cutting the communication time down by 75 %

[@THX..1138]

I've always been skeptical and critical of Musk's bold claims, but Starlink is pretty damn amazing. Providing the service is affordable I will become a Starlink subscriber.

[@michelangelobuonarroti916]

Skeptical? Why? His track record of deliveries is good. Maybe late, but always happens.

[@technom3598]

@@michelangelobuonarroti916 cause he is a bit of a conman

[@THX..1138]

@@michelangelobuonarroti916 Well his $20,000 Tesla is now $45,000, the hyper loop isn't going to happen, I also doubt it's possible for humans to live long term in 1/3 earth gravity which would make Mars colonization a no go(at least in our life times), and then there's Spacex's exploding crew capsule. Which is really bad, not an anomaly. There's more , but well, point made....All the same Musk accomplishments are still pretty amazing. I will sub to Starlink if pricing is competitive and I'm actually thinking of buying a Tesla for the self driving capability. All and all applaud him for his ambition, so many other rich men do nothing with their lives but make piles of money. Musk's goals are clearly more noble.

[@michelangelobuonarroti916]

@@technom3598 So, just a bit of a conman and not a master conman like the President? Got it.

[@michelangelobuonarroti916]

@@THX..1138 $20k? I thought the figure that most used when quoting Musk was $35k. If so, he is pretty close to that. Hyperloop will be a long way out, and it's not something Musk is primarily focused on. I never say never, though. Most of the rest, I agree with you.

[@221b-l3t]

Elon said the launch for Starlink was more expensive than the payload. Estimates on what it costs SpaceX to launch a new Falcon 9 range from 20-30 million but nobody knows what a twice flown Block 5 might cost them. Although there is an article that puts launch costs as low as 12-16 million for a third flight of a Falcon 9. So potentially, if say relaunching a B5 Falcon costs from 10-20 million then the satellites would be in the range of 100-300 thousand dollars.

[@Mkoivuka]

VLEO (very low earth orbit) satellites are expected to have a lifespan of 5 years; Starlink's initial generation of satellites will all be replaced within 2. This is further compounded by the fact that Starlink satellites will only have 1 solar panel which isn't a great idea for redundancy, but let's assume that not a single one of the satellites will suffer damage to a solar array. 11 000 satellite constellation? More like 16-20 000 satellite launches in the first 5 years of operations starting today. Assuming they manage to launch 11 000 satellites to begin with - which isn't guaranteed. Like Tesla cars, the scale just isn't there. Ambition 10/10 but execution? Not so much.

[@tonyblighe5696]

Many thanks for an excellent explanation.

[@Mauiers]

No had no idea that this was a thing, so as you can imagine, when I saw it last night, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Me and a large group of people went to a fantastic place to watch the sunset and also look at the stars. It's always clear that I am the most interested out of everyone in stargazing, not in a smartass way, but just in a general interest and entertainment way. I actively look for satellites, shooting stars,and planets. I thought I must have looked into a flashlight and was seeing tricks by the light, or maybe had a head rush, or just anything reasonable to my mind that wasn't actually a PERFECT line of what looked to be 30 satellites moving together stretching across the sky. I have always thought about (even dreamt) seeing an indescribable space related phenomenon that I could share with others, never in my life did I ever think I would see something like this. After a couple of hours of stargazing, everyone began getting ready to leave (it was freezing at night so everyone wanted to leave early) I remember trying to keep bright lights out of my eyes to see the most stars possible all the way to the very last minute that I was given. As the whole group moved out, I fell a little behind as I was looking up at the sky while walking. Finally I turned on my flashlight and started walking forwards, but as I am easily distracted, I immediately looked up again because I knew I won't get another opportunity to see the stars like this for a long time. Then I saw it. Even now, hours after the event, I find myself still at a loss for words. As I watched them move together across the sky, questions started shooting rapidly through my mind, "Is that real?", "What even is it?", "Could that be manmade?", "Why is it in a line?", "How is no one seeing this right now?", "How long will it be there?", "Will I even be able to tell anyone in time to see it?", "What if they disappear and no one believes me?", "Is it dangerous?", "Could they be missiles in orbit?", "What should I say?!", "What should I do?!?". So many different emotions pilled on each other in an adrenaline filled confusion. Still questioning my eyes, I started moving towards the rest of the group, not daring to let it out of my sight. Almost instinctively, I headed towards who I knew I could trust to react to such an event, my family, my sister. But before I got to her, I stopped to point out the train in the sky to two random strangers to make sure I wasn't the only one that could see it. They responded seemingly calm asking the obvious question "What is that?". I was happy to see that other people were witnessing it with me, the whole night I had been staring at the sky while others were talking to each other. There were a few people that were stargazing, but I was the only one really actively looking for satellites, shooting stars, and planets. I enjoy showing people the SkyGuide app I have so they could see exactly what they were looking at, point out satellites, and occasionally point out the international space station. However, it's hard to get people excited about a dot moving across the sky slowly. Anyway, I broke out into a full sprint towards my sister passing everyone in the process. I could I called her name, but with it being so dark, I couldn't tell where she was or if she could hear me. So instead, I stopped, and just asked loudly, "Does anyone see this?". Maybe it was the small hint of adrenaline in my voice that made them actually look up. I am so glad that they were all just as confused as I was, because if they didn't see it, I don't know what I would do. After we tracked the dots across the sky for the entirety of their visible duration, we all took random guesses at what it could be, what it could mean, and how it makes us feel. Never in my life have I ever really questioned if aliens could be real, but in that moment, all logic escaped me, and I didn't know what to consider. After all, this was too perfect of a line and too slow a pace for it to be a natural occurrence such as meteors or shooting stars. Normally, things can be explained quite easily, or thought out to at least a reasonable assumption. But this, it had no explanation. Just a perfect line of stars, moving at the same speed, visible by everyone. The reality shattering event had me in awe. With no reception at our stargazing place, there was no immediate way to ask the questions we had. Instead we just told the strangers around us to look up and all watched the train of mysterious objects slowly move across the sky until they were no longer visible. I've never experienced something like this in my life, and it was so surreal to be surrounded by complete strangers and see something so mysterious and beautiful. I am constantly amazed by the mystery and unpredictable nature of the night sky, and I was so happy to see those around me be just as amazed and confused by galaxy we live in. I keep finding myself doing reality checks and being in a state of disbelief. It may just look like a line of dots, and it may be exactly that, but last night, that was the once in a life time space related phenomenon that I have always dreamt about. Something about being the first spot it, and not one person out of the hundred or so people there knowing what it could be, felt so strange. And I loved ever second of it. Thank you Elon musk, for, in the most literal way, making my dreams come true.

[@omaradnan304]

who the hell can read all this :/

[@unou588]

Space-X is going to be the Weyland-Yutani of our reality, mark my words lol

[@TechnoEsoterica]

He just wants to build better worlds.

[@omni_0101]

@@TechnoEsoterica my body is ready

[@TechnoEsoterica]

@@omni_0101 Specifically your chest cavity?

[@omni_0101]

@@TechnoEsoterica lol "my chest cavity is ready"

[@UNSCPILOT]

Or maybe more like "The Expance", I can totally see SpaceX building it's own Tycho Station

[@IIIRotor]

I can imagine some of those Socialist/communist governments out there aren't going to be too chaffed with an internet they can't deprive their subordinates of so easily any more....

[@JohnNy-ni9np]

IIIRotor, I remember Elon said basically he have to switch off the satellite beam over China or else they will shoot them down.

[@HeavyDist]

They would probably just jam the signal, the way they did with foreign radio in Soviet Union. Or just make it illegal to use it and jail you for it.

[@IIIRotor]

@@JohnNy-ni9np very true, Luckily my little shithole still thinks the earth is flat, for the most part... Shooting down satellites should be declared a physical act of war, on the world, for everyone, USA included

[@JohnNy-ni9np]

@@IIIRotor , well, that is called Starwar episode 7, will be released in our galaxy in the future, stay tune.

[@JohnNy-ni9np]

@@HeavyDist , or the will shutdown Gigafactory 3, take all of it's equipment to State own factory Hongqi, then squeeze Elon's ball out of China. (It might happen regardless of what is going on with Starlink )

[@bexterollie]

Can you make a video on what SpaceX could do with the extra money It gets from Starlink?

[@MarcusHouse]

Go to Mars + other wonderful stuff! :)

[@henkypenks]

Build an inhabital planet from scratch?

[@originproductions6120]

@@Burningarrow7 it's not a dumb question, space exploration is severely inhibited by budgets and if they had more money it's very interesting to see what they could do and come up with

[@AMAINE207]

I'm having bandwidth issues watching this right now. I cannot wait for this to be a thing.

[@JK88n]

Ok

[@donaldbaxter4254]

Please do another video to explain for simple folks like us: 1. In near future...would we be able to delink from fibre and other conventional internet and link up seamlessly to Starlink...not just at home but on the move? 2. What will be the comparative benefits? 3. Pricing for different services? 4. Can we get rid of high radiation 5G and 4G towers ever? 5. Can these sats give us much better view then Google earth? 6. Can these sats help in things like weather monitoring, fire fighting, crop monitoring, traffic, security? 7. What is the safety aspect of sats? Hacker proof? 8. Can these sats also track airplanes in flight? 9. Can we have cheap, fast internet on airplanes? 10. What kind of multi disruptions would Starlink cause as other Tesla projects are already causing and making some people like big boys, big oil, media, wall street go bonkers?! Keep doing these great vids...we are loving it.

[@Fleato]

Tony stark: i invision a shield around the entire world Elon Musk: i invision cat memes around the entire planet

[@witherking97]

And cat girls

[@Fleato]

@@witherking97 dont panic!

[@jasonsebring3983]

Elon is removing the need for old fashioned garbage internet tied to dinosaur cable companies. He will effectively bring bandwidth into the future for the entire planet (except the poles) which will standardize communication and expectations of service for all. I have this nagging feeling Elon is the singularity.

[@FrozenFrontiers]

If you look at 12:10 it looks like they plan on having higher orbit sats to cover the poles. This is likely meant for flight paths but it would cover the anything above the 550km orbit path. Speculation based on the visual.

[@arnefines2356]

How will they distribute on the groung to a network router in a rural area?

[@ts89540]

Are they? How will the internet get from producer to satellite to user? Will it go through ground lines or cell to a transition point, beamed to space, and back down to another distribution point? Will each individual have to buy an antenna to do direct communication (I hope not)? As it is right now, there IS satellite internet, but it's not as fast as ground lines, nor as stable, and one still has to have a phone line hooked up to communicate with the provider.

[@CalculusDaddy]

A network... *in the sky... **_in the future?!?_*

[@CardGamesTV1]

Yup. Skynet. :)

[@astraldimensions3960]

Don't say that... please don't say that!!! :P

[@nutman2353]

@CardGamesTV1. You watch way too much sci-fi. Star link is a good thing

[@UNSCPILOT]

It's not military though, so... More Saint No. 5 than skynet, or Freakazoid maybe

[@shepherdsknoll8]

Can’t wait to sign up for Starlink. I pay $125/mo to hughs satellite for basically dial- up speed.

[@Richard-ie1if]

arent they advertising unlimited for 50$/mo right now? within reason arent all the data satallites in similar orbits? most of the human population lives -20/+20 or so around equator...

[@ChannelReuploads9451]

@@Richard-ie1if Equitorial Geostationary orbit is 22,000 miles.

[@ZyroZoro]

Richard Roberson I used to have them, they're HORRIBLE. The $60/month plan gives speeds of up to 25 Mbps (usually less), and you get only 20 GB for the month for the whole house. After the 20 GB cap they reduce the speed to up to 3 Mbps (I never got that much, I always got less than 1 Mbps). They're allowed to say "unlimited" just because they don't shut you off after the cap. After 12 months the pricing goes up to $70/month. The top plan is 50 GB for $130/month, which goes up to $150/month after 12 months. Plus, when it rains the Internet doesn't work. They're able to get away with this ridiculous price gouging for a complete shit product because their customers are people who live in rural areas where there isn't Internet access, so they have no other choice. The sad thing is the other satellite Internet providers are even worse than them.

[@ts89540]

I have $40/month DSL at 2.9Mbps. I can't do more than 2 things at once, but I can watch movies without buffering. Maybe not HD, can't tell, tv is pretty small, so probably doesn't matter either way. Solid, high quality DVD, definitely. I'll probably stick with it unless something else cheaper comes along.

[@dougm3037]

Good video. Hopefully the BFR with its huge payload area will be around soon enough to fast track this project. Will also give SpaceX a chance to test their new rocket in relatively short orbital hops before progressing to manned missions to the moon and beyond.

[@evurodogscooperleash382]

This was not my new years resolution but it made my year feel so much better

[@SocksWithSandals]

Freakin' Krypton ion drives with freakin' space lasers

[@UNSCPILOT]

*Concerned Superman Noises* Seriously though, I'ma switch so fast to this Rad service Telus will be left spinning

[@garrycollins3415]

I do know they said the launch cost more than the satellites it carried.

[@danm4320]

AMOS-6 is still too fresh. Seeing the footage on repeat throughout the video was too much 😂 also, this launch didn't have lasers. That's coming later.

[@k9cop68]

It’s a little spooky to think what they’re REALLY putting up there and how they’re going to use it

[@DrPabloAtlantis]

Need an updated this. Best channel…

[@fallingskiesfourtwenty6929]

I can't wait to get my starlink subscription!!!

[@akiravader7888]

@str per year or months?

[@elianioriofarrell]

@str well I pay 30 dollars a month for only 20mb/s so yes, sign me up

[@TotalGAMIX]

@strproof? No

[@passdasalt]

Fibre optic too slow. Meanwhile Australia spent 50b instaling copper broadband. Genius.

[@Military872]

Copper, Really?

[@passdasalt]

@@Military872 Fibre to the node, from there it's either fibre (if your lucky), coaxial, or copper to your premises. Lucky to get 40 Mbps.

[@UNSCPILOT]

As a canadian, I can relate, may we all be on Starlink this time two years from now

[@steellegacy555]

He’s turning into handsome jack. @_@

[@Clasticon73i]

It's 2 years later and now I use this system for my internet! Elon... Holy crap!

[@thetechnoking]

Me too, on Mars

[@klausantitheistbolvig8372]

This is amazing. What an important thing. Exciting

[@GingerRuss75]

If latency is low enough for gaming and its not a metered connection it will rule the world.

[@jouniosmala9921]

It must be limited in some ways, the bandwidth available by satellite while high becomes limited when there are too many concurrent users per satellite like in areas with high population density. However, the bandwidth available is far higher in areas where traditional telecommunications would suck. As for latency for gaming it should be in the acceptable but slower than ethernet range, so fiber connection is better than this. It can still beat the fiber connection in latency on very long range like between continents. High population density isn't just being a city or not being a city, it is more about the fact that area in which each satellite covers is hundreds of miles, and if you have tens of millions of people sharing ONE satellite it would become crowded. As for bandwidth figures, people are interested in bandwidth of their link, not bandwidth of the entire constellation when their local area gets bandwidth of a satellite that is split between all the customers in the area. Its perfect product for millions of people, and for millions of people it would be better to sell the long haul bandwidth to local ISP:s.

[@GingerRuss75]

@@LETSTALKENTERTAINMENT No cash is key, and gamers spend a lot on their hobby and tend to be early adopters.

[@MrDuck-oi3qc]

As a person that lives in a dead country that will never have decent internet speeds I welcome the hope for better worldwide internet.

[@mikelary88]

Elon publicly stated 20ms initially and aiming for 10ms over time.

[@GingerRuss75]

@@mikelary88 Thx.

[@markjones6358]

You know how they rename sports stadiums after mega sponsors? Pretty soon the earth will be called planet Musk… :)

[@johnscott2076]

mark jones Doesn’t smell that bad where I’m at 😂

[@Lucas-GR]

I'm ok with this.

[@nerofoxkrell]

This man is basically the real world Tony Stark

[@TheProtoMachine]

@@nerofoxkrell Tony stark WAS partly based on Elon musk soo..

[@simonw3858]

if he provides what he claims he can i would be fine with that. Hell i would be fine with a religion dedicated to worshiping him.

[@bruvamichal7437]

so is gonna look like when wall-e leaving earth?

[@serjoka77]

Great video, great summary, best hope for Elon, SpaceX and Starlink project. It reminds me of Nikola Tesla and his vision to transmit electricity through the atmosphere. There are many economical interests in keeping the current situation frozen, but the same happened with electric cars until Elon entered the game. So i really hope he will make history again.

[@nichanson]

the thought of having a global internet connection and being able to live anywhere, call anyone and use google translate in absolutely any place you can imagine is wonderful. good luck to this project and any other competitors that enter this market

[@ingmarhendriks8172]

Mass manufacturing is always cheaper per unit then one off systems

[@Sierralima8]

a literal "sky net"...

[@TheEthNick]

This is fantastic info. I’m so interested in this. Did I hear right - a total of 11,900 satellites??

[@kimrick8560]

42,000

[@Burden739]

Because my house is in a state park, no one will run fiber or cable to the house. I can only get DSL. I cannot wait for this. I'll be an early adopter for sure.

[@HUHBAT]

Confidence is defined as having a company to launch rockets into space to the space station,the moon,Mars and beyond and you also put a net of debris in your way that you know you can just math and science your way through it!!! WOW!!

[@27jezus]

ive seen those 60 satellites last night on the sky. Beautiful sight indeed.

[@fabiankehrer3645]

Me too. I saw them over Austria.

[@electricflyer81]

I live in rural America where our Broadband access is restricted to just a couple of choices. We currently use HughesNet. The cost is prohibitively expensive at $129/mo for 50 GB. As you can imagine that is not much data in these days of streaming video and overnight data backups and speed is lackluster. I will jump ship immediately to Starlink just as soon as their service begins. I know that there are several other proposals for large satellite constellations. Hopefully, spacing can be worked out for everyone to compete in the crowded sky.

[@krishnayogi]

Yes starlink will be the backbone of internet which means no longer will you be charged more than say $20 per month .. so far the big telecoms had virtual Monopoly and minted money all those are now numbered

[@gfsrow]

Helpful info! Thnk you. It's interesting to note that Elon's efforts (PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, Solar City, Neural Net, Boring Co.), are all fundamentally motivated by altruism. Huge financial cash flows and funding are part of all of these activities, but then again the transformation that they represent, the much needed transformation, of how we live requires immense resources. Hence the Starlink constellation will likely be a funding mechanism for helping to ensure the success of developing a self-sustaining homo sapiens colony on Mars. (Plus it could also help with Tesla as well).

[@SherrifOfNottingham]

No such thing as an altruistic act, however Elon understands a few key things. Solving a problem is the key to inventing, or the plot of "Robots" with their whole "see a need, fill a need" and in a big way a good invention is altruistic in appearance. Diversification into new fields is the key to infinite growth. PayPal won't keep being a bigger and bigger company every year without it eventually cannibalizing its user base to steal all their money. So instead you have to start making electric cars, rockets and highly competitive internet providers. And finally, good PR is the key to long term success through short term losses. If the non buying public still has faith in SpaceX because of an "altruistic" behavior then when they lose a 200 million dollar payload, they don't lose a 200 million dollar business partner.

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

PayPal is just getting shittier and shittier first with the unreasonable bans and now with their new refund policy. I hope the company plummets in value so Elon won't be hesitant in buying it back and steering the ship out of bad waters.

[@phyrinx3740]

This has nothing to do with altruism. He is a businessman and is good in PR, and you are a true victim of it. Paypal was not funded by him, his company which was in its extremely early stages fused woth a more developed one and created paypal. Elon is one of the biggest shareholders today. Basically all his wealth and luck came from this. With the money from paypal he funded SpaceX. Tesla wasnt created by him either. You have to give him credit tho because Tesla was a failing company at the time he got involved and delayed it's failure by becomming CEO. Solarcity has some nice things, even tho these aren't new. Nothing to say here, your standard company. Same woth Neural network, even tho we have yet to something something actually useful from it. Which is kinda funny because you can see Elons hypocrisy once again. While acting concerned about how AI is dangerous and will take over us, he pushes it with no regard to other problems. Make AI sound bad, while pushing his own product. You see the same shit with alternative medicine. The boring company is a total failure. This thing with ten times lower construction cost is pure bullshit and a very simple salesman trick is used to calculate this. In the end it costs them almost double of what other tunneling companies do. The boring company isnt revolutionary , it's worse.

[@gracialonignasiver6302]

@@cdgonepotatoes4219 Elon didn't steer it out of bad waters the first time. Elon was removed as CEO and reduced to a shareholder, and only then did Paypal start becoming successful.

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

@@gracialonignasiver6302 well, seeing the direction they're going now the worst Elon could do is stalling the descent for a while

[@chocolarda]

Your videos are brilliant

[@MarcusHouse]

Thanks mate.

[@chocolarda]

Yeah I prefer these informational videos. Oh have you seen the is a new show on Tuesday night in UK I think you'll like.

[@chocolarda]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mF7dl6Grmad3erM the planets by BBC with Professor Brian Cox.

[@jasondinault9812]

Can’t wait for this to come online. Comcast is history.

[@christianvanderstap6257]

Don't forget to factor in that this sattalite is mass produced. They can also ammortize the development cost over 12000 instead if 1 to 4.

[@allglad]

Yep...if most things about starlink goes well cost should go down..yep....simple yet not simple but simply simplified Sxanomics....make reusable and many....while improving and repeat. The end result(s) maybe like the Terminator..as in eye opening and expanse capacity......possibilities....etc. .....if none of this already exists...which is really possible also.

[@EGL24Xx]

These are not mass produced. Not at all

[@stevebothe1416]

@@EGL24Xx This comment makes me wonder what your idea of "mass produced" IS? Here is a definition of mass production: Mass production is the manufacture of large quantities of standardized products often using assembly lines or automation technology. Mass production refers to the efficient production of a large number of similar products. What makes you think these satellites are not mass produced? SpaceX are aiming at launching up to another 360 of these satellites by the end of this year. Do you really think there is no assembly line/automation involved?

[@EGL24Xx]

@@stevebothe1416 My definition of mass produced would be some nearly fully automated assembly with little menial labor. Not really the case here.

[@stevebothe1416]

@@EGL24Xx Give it time... Elon is no stranger to automation, if there is a way to build faster and cheaper, it will be done. I think this also needs to be put into context. Traditional telecoms satellites typically take a year or two to build, and that's just for ONE. Hundreds per year is quite massive in comparison. From your definition, the Model T Ford was not mass produced...

[@michaelcosplay652]

UFO at left corner at 9:47

[@Matt02341]

Hey Wow, I can see Earth from space!

[@ninjaslash52_98]

This does put a smile on my face

[@mgrantom]

Sitting on my front porch looking south across the water at the Space X launch pad in Boca Chica. Drove by there today and saw a lot of activity. It is incredible to be witnessing such unbelievable history. Hat's off to Elon Musk and Space X!

[@jimmyjohn8008]

How many rockets has space x built and how many rockets do they maintain in there fleet of rockets.

[@Towoawawabo8]

The man is a genius

[@thethirdman225]

No, he’s an opportunistic arse with a carefully crafted public image and a Napoleon complex.

[@ihavenoname4851]

TheThirdMan you need to chill...

[@thethirdman225]

I have no Name You mean I should swallow the PR spin? No thanks. And I don’t need any life advice either, thank you.

[@panzerofthelake4460]

I hope starlink to be successful. I have many roommates, and when they're using Netflix or KZbin, I can't play any game because the 6MB connection drops to 0,5mb

[@OEFarredondo]

Skynet 🤝 Starlink both, “Yes, nice to meet you... JINX!” Simultaneously. “We are def BFFS!!

[@jmoney2568]

Glory and Honor the more in depth info the better thanks bro

[@drewbob3030]

Why do I hav nightmares about SkyNet when I see this?

[@jaridkeen123]

Go Elon Musk!

[@michal_c9007]

That reminds me of where i have access to hyperloop ,underground tunnels ,Bfr ....

[@rubix2007]

amazing vid, thanks.

[@maheinicke]

This just flew over my house last night! It was awesome!

[@leprechaun869]

You sound exactly like Ozzyman

[@jonathanpaez3251]

You’ve indicated to the other realms Earth is ready for a higher form of war -Thor

[@nat0106951]

It would be the world's christmass lights 😅

[@franciscocevallos5084]

From Pay Pal founder to probably the world's first Trillionaire

[@pulesjet]

That's going to make getting other satellites up interesting for sure. Like playing Frogger in Space ?