{"id":1152,"date":"2022-12-07T02:46:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T02:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlinkhow.com\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2023-01-14T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T14:00:16","slug":"satellite-internet-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlinkhow.com\/satellite-internet-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite Internet Explained: Everything There Is to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Unlike land-based internet services like fiber, cable, and DSL, providers beam the service from satellites orbiting the earth. This affords satellite internet several advantages and disadvantages over other internet services. This article discusses satellite internet explained, including how it works, the equipment required, its speed and latency, and much more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Using radio waves, data gets transmitted to satellites orbiting the earth. The data travels from your device (computer or mobile device), through a modem or satellite dish, to satellites in space. Then this data gets relayed back to ground stations on earth. From there, the data gets transmitted back to space, then to the satellite dish, and then onto the device.<\/p>\n\n\n
Generally, most internet service satellites orbit the earth at about 22,000 miles in the geostationary orbit. However, some service providers, such as Starlink, have their constellations in the low earth orbit (LEO)<\/a>, about 300 miles from earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n