[Starlink] Re: Starlink and Iran

David Lang
2026-01-16T01:29:19Z

Ulrich Speidel wrote:

> The other issue is orbits: Starlink now occupies an increasing amount of
> space real estate in the LEO Goldilocks zone. Go higher and you pay in terms
> of latency, and it also becomes harder to direct your beams into small spots
> on the ground. Plus you need more transmitter power or antenna gain to get to
> the EPFD limit. Go lower and you'll pay in terms of satellite lifetime - not
> ideal unless you have rapid launch capability.

Starlink recently announce it was lowering the altitude of about half their
satellites.

David Lang