They intend to cover the whole ocean between ~-57 and 57 N by the end of
2022: https://api.starlink.com/public-files/maritime-coverage-map.pdf

Per the posts I linked, the lasers are seemingly already working and
covering some areas.

On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 10:24 AM Eugene Chang via Starlink <
starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:

> Ow… the implications on no satellite to satellite routing is all traffic
> is one-hop. That puts limits on big patches of the Pacific Basin. (And not
> a solution for trans-pacific aircraft.)
>
> Any clues how far apart are the ground stations? That is a lot of ground
> stations. This makes me reconsider (terrestrial) fixed-wireless as an
> alternative.
>
> Gene
> -----------------------------------
> Eugene Chang
> eugene.chang@alum.mit.edu
> +1-781-799-0233 (in Honolulu)
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 30, 2022, at 2:38 AM, Michael Richardson via Starlink <
> starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>
> Signed PGP part
>
> Eugene Y Chang via Starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>
> Hmmmm….. is ground station positioning more about geographic topology
> or managing subscriber density? I suspect it is easier to manage
> subscriber density (and aggregate traffic) by building higher capacity
> ground stations than by distributing ground stations.
>
>
> Until they have satellite to satellite routing, the ground stations have to
> be "near" the users that they serve.
>
> My understanding from this list is that's why they couldn't easily help
> Tongo: it
> was all just ocean "nearby" (and why they can help Ukraine)
>
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