[Starlink] Quick questions about Starlink user terminal

[Eugene Y Chang]

The comment (speculation?) about laser communications between satellites in different orbital planes suggest challenges in tracking. I am really curious about the mechanics of tracking and laser pointing.

Gene
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Eugene Chang
IEEE Communications Society & Signal Processing Society,
    Hawaii Chapter Chair
IEEE Hawaii Section, Industry Engagement Coordinator
IEEE Life Member Affinity Group Hawaii Chair
IEEE Senior Life Member
eugene.chang at ieee.org
m 781-799-0233 (in Honolulu)



> On May 11, 2023, at 6:28 PM, David Lang <david at lang.hm> wrote:
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> On Thu, 11 May 2023, Eugene Y Chang via Starlink wrote:
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>> What do we know about Starlink’s use of laser links for satellite-to-satellite communications? I am most curious about the challenges of pointing the laser at a moving target.
> 
> We know they do it, we see starlink coverage in areas that could not be served without such communication. But we have no details of how they do it or the problems they solved in creating the system.
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