Why SpaceX is Making Starlink



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References
[1] www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/starlink_mission_press_kit.pdf
[2]https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19920022657.pdf
[3] licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=1158350
[4]https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/bay-to-bay-express-btobe-cable-system
[5] www.m2optics.com/blog/bid/70587/Calculating-Optical-Fiber-Latency
[6] www.commscope.com/Docs/Latency_in_optical_fiber_systems_WP-111432-EN.pdf
[7] www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/how-phased-array-antennas-work
[8] twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1128793890989985794?s=20
[9] discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10062262/7/Handley_hotnets.pdf
[10] youtu.be/QEIUdMiColU?t=252
[11] www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150924005286/en/Hibernia-Express-Transatlantic-Cable-Route-Connects-New
[12] docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-355102A1.pdf docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-38A1.pdf
[13] www.satsig.net/latency.htm
[14] www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/12/spacex-starlink-satellites-network-will-make-over-50-billion-per-year.html
[15] www.digisat.org/kymeta-kyway-u7-8w-ku-terminal-with-modem
[16] www.govtech.com/network/Deploying-5G-Will-Cost-at-Least-130-Billion-in-Fiber-Study-Says.html
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