satellites from around the world the laser communication means that the signal will be traveling at the speed of light which in the vacuum of space is NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN kilometers per second or NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN miles this gives starlink a massive advantage over fiber optic signals because when light moves through glass it slows down by around NUMBER_TOKEN percent in addition the signal moves a shorter distance through space because there is never going to be a fiber optic cable that runs perfectly straight from one global location to another in a recent letter to beat testers spacex wrote once the space lasers are fully deployed starlink will be one of the fastest options available to transfer data around the world can we get a thumbs up on the video for space lasers come on and as elon musk has pointed out this entirely space-based network eliminates completely the need for a local downlink and that means that access to the internet can no longer be controlled on the ground meaning that governments will no longer be able to control what parts of the internet can be accessed within their nations now sure there are ways to get around this already you can use a vpn but your internet signal is still being routed through a ground-based network controlled by an authoritarian government and that's not great as elon has said once starlink comes into play the most these will be able to do is shake their fist at the sky it's very cyberpunk and i'm all here for it the starlink launch on september NUMBER_TOKENth was the first to deliver these laser-equipped satellites into orbit with NUMBER_TOKEN of them being deployed by a falcon NUMBER_TOKEN rocket the new satellites aren't necessarily intended to replace the existing ones as they are for the purpose of enhancing the network for now by the way if you're enjoying the content about satellites and lasers and spaceships then i want to give you a quick plug for our sister channel the space race over on the space race we cover everything related to the new age of space exploration from new rocket technology to plans for colonizing the moon and mars it's still a new channel that we are trying to grow and we really love making the videos over there and it would mean a lot to us if you check out the space race and let us know what you think there's a link down below in the description okay let's shift gears and talk about a different kind of speed because if spacex is going to reach NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN satellites in orbit or even NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN satellites anytime soon then they are going to need to pick up the pace at NUMBER_TOKEN deployments on average for each falcon NUMBER_TOKEN rocket that would be NUMBER_TOKEN launches to deliver NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN starlinks for some perspective in its NUMBER_TOKEN year history there have been NUMBER_TOKEN falcon NUMBER_TOKEN launch missions use of this rocket has greatly accelerated as the years have rolled on but even still NUMBER_TOKEN rocket launches is a whole lot and that's why spacex has a better plan enter the starship this is an entirely new kind of super heavy launch vehicle that spacex have invented and are currently preparing for an orbital test flight if it manages to get into space without exploding starship will be by far the biggest and most powerful rocket system ever developed and will be capable of a massive NUMBER_TOKEN metric ton cargo capacity with this spacex believes they can deploy NUMBER_TOKEN starling satellites in one launch and not only is starship deploying starlink in higher volume because this is an actual spaceship that can fly and maneuver through space starship can
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