Elon Musk: Thousands of Starlink satellites operate in low Earth orbit (LEO) at 550 kilometers, providing low-latency, high-speed global internet services. Satellites are interconnected through laser links, maintaining connectivity even if ground fiber optic cables are damaged.
However, due to the laws of physics (satellites are 550 kilometers from the ground, while mobile phone towers are only 1 kilometer away), Starlink cannot effectively serve densely populated cities, but it is very suitable for rural and disaster-stricken areas, complementing terrestrial telecom systems.
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