From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-vk1-xa2e.google.com (mail-vk1-xa2e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::a2e]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0D6FF3B2A4 for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2022 13:51:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-vk1-xa2e.google.com with SMTP id u25so8380337vkk.3 for ; Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:51:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nathan.io; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=HcDKdF/QZ37uNWiIT6OOVvP8qeVUuNLs5qDMk7kkofA=; b=HlKsoZVRpWXw+BE/W99VzAXNUJIYfvkQ8GrZQVTO4PSyLr2r2fu2gVKnKyoTRaADJ+ HOTbebN8kIACXwP5mpSP2vOXxb6dnDxKjKAwTy7fXbIfOSxFn8SoQHB0eiLqncoHxtBK Pa1k09zwRo5/EcfnGm5CYNg1jWpOWOkZg7tyG0Yu/fRKTCjRtrcdcz1h0nworNhnDZ78 Sqdr0BcOO9OIg7jccGFFdBRLYeU/8pW6k9XFq4EBO7Jn3CycR5A+UUSh0r9Z14WBIImw PTRtMRYwRFCMQ33Gays8jmZhySgUQh1YUIXEs0WSb/Gsk+maBEItGTgcjxrr1Kkp17mA C+IQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=HcDKdF/QZ37uNWiIT6OOVvP8qeVUuNLs5qDMk7kkofA=; b=wmzlakvzkHDTSEnuyJFDo0ApJVKb2xYu4TPoZkH3tfLkB2soZdV7quZYdP8KtA1Fzh rHjB9JjwsSUi9TlOSkrjikQ2/n9niTjIofF+dvJvb6XU08kNaOZWCMjMvqkoNG3jzQml 9EeQVSo0wPVIRjTibdQzcLj2GhpmYmM2ku09usY4V/idrgWIofhjzrwG7vIX59IvVKEt RaQV5PHvv7MA0iBFN/F4ACai75tpts/pDlsnsZCxif9j+g5ZwGEhLpTtqbWMR4RiI4hB ZQ6TBGfe1Q9oB+fv1V4qxwowoRWYew9ujZBYeSNFzzLuSPpc9DYTmpXgG/RwXEEHjM08 SeuA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5317V/CEptdYRo+YN4pV6WFEoBp+dl5PzkoAdMJ5vD1lNgcrPS7S u6VVgIB5F45Zxz9Bg4hQ8tGE5z6UK02pqh0E+zYl0+wdjpQ= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyVGYu+1rv2+tYd1dQEUEq0Kyv00xCvwK2kw8Wf8l2QjvA8pSDTL1MvenySPpCEf57aD4BLsncFhuMXJC4nsWg= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6122:221b:: with SMTP id bb27mr285446vkb.25.1644259897269; Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:51:37 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Nathan Owens Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 10:51:26 -0800 Message-ID: To: Daniel AJ Sokolov Cc: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000187a2505d7721717" Subject: Re: [Starlink] Starlink for Tonga? X-BeenThere: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:51:38 -0000 --000000000000187a2505d7721717 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" The current coverage radius of a gateway/ground station with a 25 degree minimum elevation is ~940km, so nothing in theory. On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 10:50 AM Daniel AJ Sokolov wrote: > Hello, > > I hope this is not offtopic: Starlink wants to build a ground station on > Fiji to supply Tonga with internet. > > The distance between Tonga and Fiji is about 750 km minimum. That's > quite the distance. > > What does Starlink have to do to make this work? > > Cheers > Daniel > _______________________________________________ > Starlink mailing list > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink > --000000000000187a2505d7721717 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The current coverage radius of a gateway/ground station wi= th a 25 degree minimum elevation is ~940km, so nothing in theory.

On Mo= n, Feb 7, 2022 at 10:50 AM Daniel AJ Sokolov <daniel@sokolov.eu.org> wrote:
Hello,

I hope this is not offtopic: Starlink wants to build a ground station on Fiji to supply Tonga with internet.

The distance between Tonga and Fiji is about 750 km minimum. That's quite the distance.

What does Starlink have to do to make this work?

Cheers
Daniel
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