Starlink “In Motion” internet

May 29, 2023 By SStedman 0

I finished the install and activation of the Starlink in motion internet. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation being constructed by SpaceX, the American aerospace company founded by Elon Musk. The constellation will consist of mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), working in combination with ground transceivers.

The satellites are mass-produced in a factory and then launched into space using SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket. Once in space, the satellites use onboard propulsion to reach their designated orbits, where they form part of a large network (constellation) of satellites that are in constant communication with each other and ground stations on Earth.

Starlink satellites are equipped with advanced technologies such as phased array antennas to form narrow, steerable high-speed internet beams. They also have optical inter-satellite links, which allows them to communicate with each other and pass data around the globe.

One of the main advantages of the Starlink system over traditional satellite internet services is its use of low-Earth-orbit satellites, which should provide significantly lower latency and higher bandwidth than traditional satellite providers that use geostationary satellites. This makes Starlink more comparable to ground-based fiber optic and cable internet services.

Although I haven’t tried it in motion yet, I tried it out on the boat tied tot he dock and was able to get about 160mb to 180mb per second download speeds. That is a bit faster that we typically got on the old Starlink mobile.

That should work just fine. In fact it think it is faster that I am able to get at my house with XFinity.

So here is the setup. The flat receiver “dish” mounted in a fixed location on the roof. The antenna has 2 receivers in it to help bridge the gap between different satellites.

Here is the new setup for year 2 using Starlink on board the yacht.