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Canada desperately needs a national strategic internet constellation.

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[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (9 children)

If we must have a satellite it should be a single geostationary one.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Geostationary satellites orbit at a height of 35,000 km. That means there's a huge lag, making the satellites unsuitable for interactive Internet, and it also means they're far away, so you need a big directional antenna to send data to them.

Starlink is awful, but you definitely don't want geostationary satellites for Internet.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you're so far in the woods that you need a satellite connection for Internet, you don't need a low ping. It's not with ruining our sky, radio astronomy and our atmosphere for a few people's convenience.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

We are talking about problem in their living rooms or offices, not just on the trap line.

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