Live Starlink sat map. (laptops, graphics, 100gb, work)

[Wartrace]

https://satellitemap.space/

Pretty neat site showing the position of all Starlink satellites and ground stations.

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by Wartrace

https://satellitemap.space/

Pretty neat site showing the position of all Starlink satellites and ground stations.

You'll probably like this set of graphics from the NY Times that shows the current extent of Starlink.

This gift link WILL get you past the paywall and in to see the incredible graphics used by the NY Times in this article.

Excerpts from the narrative:

Mr. Musk, who leads SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter, has become the most dominant player in space as he has steadily amassed power over the strategically significant field of satellite internet. Yet faced with little regulation and oversight, his erratic and personality-driven style has increasingly worried militaries and political leaders around the world, with the tech billionaire sometimes wielding his authority in unpredictable ways.

Since 2019, Mr. Musk has sent SpaceX rockets into space nearly every week that deliver dozens of sofa-size satellites into orbit. The satellites communicate with terminals on Earth, so they can beam high-speed internet to nearly every corner of the planet. Today, more than 4,500 Starlink satellites are in the skies, accounting for more than 50 percent of all active satellites. They have already started changing the complexion of the night sky, even before accounting for Mr. Musk’s plans to have as many as 42,000 satellites in orbit in the coming years.

[clevergirl67]

This is pretty interesting. Our local weather guy tells us every time there's going to be a group of his satellites "marching" across our skies.

We have Starlink and we love it. The only time it ever goes down is when the weather is really, really bad. But then I just switch to Verizon's and watch the weather that way.

[rokuremote]

Originally Posted by clevergirl67

This is pretty interesting. Our local weather guy tells us every time there's going to be a group of his satellites "marching" across our skies.

We have Starlink and we love it. The only time it ever goes down is when the weather is really, really bad. But then I just switch to Verizon's and watch the weather that way.

What speeds are you getting, up an down? Just curious.

[clevergirl67]

I'm at work right now so my app can't tell me, but when I get home I'll check it out.

But it supports 7 TVs, 2 laptops, and a multitude of phones. Obviously not all on at once, but when we have a watch party (like we will New Years for the Rose Bowl), we have 4 TVs going, with 2 of them downstairs and outside on the patio, and several people on their phones, and we have no issues. Unless there is terrible weather.

I will say that placement of the dish is important. We have it mounted on the top of our chimney. If your house is surrounded by trees, the signal has to be able to get to the dish.

The neat part is you can take it with you. It's totally portable. This is the first generation dish, but now they have smaller ones specifically for RVers and such.

[Wartrace]

Originally Posted by rokuremote

What speeds are you getting, up an down? Just curious.

I am in southern middle Tennessee and my speeds average around 100mbps download and 20mbps up. I live alone so I can't comment on how many devices these speeds can support. It is so much better than the Verizon 4G system I was using at about the same cost (110 vs 120) but Verizon had a 100GB data cap.

Last time I checked you can get Starlink "roam" for 150/mo immediately and they will allow you to convert to a fixed address which costs 120/mo eventually. (I converted after three months)

[clevergirl67]

Originally Posted by rokuremote

What speeds are you getting, up an down? Just curious.

Sorry I never got back to you on this. At about 8pm on the 28th with guests over, it was 49 Mbps; 13 Mbps up, 29 ms latency.