SpaceX has made a number of headlines this year, but one of their most notable developments is Starlink, their satellite internet service that can deliver high-speed internet to people. remote.
The company is now just a shy of 1,000 satellites in low – earth orbit that help provide connectivity to locations across Canada and the North USA. These satellites work by connecting to “ground stations” that receive the satellite signals and send broadband internet to homes or businesses via fiber optic cable.
As SpaceX works to expand its capacity for more and more customers and geography, it needs to build more ground stations to collect the Starlink signals. But what are these ground stations like? Reddit user ‘andrew867’ sank across a man in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, capturing images for sharing with the world.
Ground stations are a vital building block for the Starlink network, connecting the satellite system to the backbone of a land-based internet.
Reddit user andrew867 noted in his post that “Eastlink has direct access to the same dark fiber / wave service coming into the continent from Nova Scotia. Zayo, Rogers, and the NL Government have access to dowries only because they have sites at Eastlink in Nova Scotia made sense to join them. I would have no doubt that Starlink will establish more connections across the continent to develop coverage from the existing fiber route. “
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This is an interesting insight into how SpaceX is progressing with building their Starlink system, taking advantage of existing providers to make their services easier.
A placard on the bottom of one of the cushions reads:
“SpaceX possession. Prototype – Not for sale or rent This unit is for demonstrations only. This prototype unit may not comply with EU guidelines. He wants to technical assessment only. This device has not been licensed as required under Federal Communications Commission regulations. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or rented, or sold or rented until licensed. So property has to stay with SpaceX. “
In the image below, you can see the SpaceX ID (SPXID) attached to the bottom of the cup.
SpaceX will continue to build ground stations as it gets more approval from the regulatory bodies to do so in the United States and Canada.