{"id":18500,"date":"2018-05-26T23:49:07","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T15:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacexs-prototype-internet-satellites-are-good-enough-for-gaming-elon-musk-says\/"},"modified":"2018-05-26T23:49:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-26T15:49:07","slug":"spacexs-prototype-internet-satellites-are-good-enough-for-gaming-elon-musk-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacexs-prototype-internet-satellites-are-good-enough-for-gaming-elon-musk-says\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX\u2019s prototype internet satellites are good enough for gaming, Elon Musk says"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_422629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-422629\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-422629\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/180526-starlink2-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"Starlink satellite deployment\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/180526-starlink2-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/180526-starlink2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/180526-starlink2-1260x709.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/180526-starlink2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-422629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A camera mounted on SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket shows the deployment of two prototype Starlink satellites in February. (Elon Musk via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s been three months since SpaceX launched the first prototype satellites for its Starlink broadband internet network, and there\u2019s been precious little information about what they\u2019re up to. Until today.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a follower\u2019s Twitter inquiry, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk assessed how the twin satellites, dubbed Tintin A and B, are doing:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1000453321121923072&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2018%2Fgame-elon-musk-says-spacexs-prototype-internet-satellites-working-well%2F&amp;sessionId=aa99bdbc6cfa81f6ed4234fc93062f240206beb5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1000453321121923072\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803168605871427=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pretty good. TinTin A &amp; B are both closing the link to ground w phased array at high bandwidth, low latency (25 ms). Good enough to play fast response video games.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 26, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1000497753925959680&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2018%2Fgame-elon-musk-says-spacexs-prototype-internet-satellites-working-well%2F&amp;sessionId=aa99bdbc6cfa81f6ed4234fc93062f240206beb5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1000497753925959680\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803168605871427=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will TinTin A &amp; B be the only demo units Starlink deploys before start of full \ud83d\udef0production &amp; deployment? Or will there be a few more? Do you have an (aspirational) timeline for when Starlink would begin commercial service?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ginai (@SmileSimplify) May 26, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1000531933418242048&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2018%2Fgame-elon-musk-says-spacexs-prototype-internet-satellites-working-well%2F&amp;sessionId=aa99bdbc6cfa81f6ed4234fc93062f240206beb5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1000531933418242048\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803168605871427=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will do another rev before final design<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 27, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cpretty good\u201d assessment sounds like pretty good news for the SpaceX satellite development team that\u2019s based in Redmond, Wash. The satellites are equipped with flat phased-array antennas that are designed to stay in contact with a series of ground stations as they fly in low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Based on filings with the Federal Communications Commission, ground stations have been placed in spots such as SpaceX\u2019s facilities in Redmond and Brewster, Wash.; at the company\u2019s headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif.; at rocket test facilities in Texas; and at Tesla\u2019s factory in Fremont, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Satellite internet is nothing new, of course. But in the past, such services have been provided through geostationary satellite networks that have a noticeable lag time, in the neighborhood of hundreds of milliseconds. That makes a noticeable difference for real-time, two-way communication.<\/p>\n<p>As Musk notes, Starlink\u2019s 25-millisecond latency would make playing video games via satellite internet a lot less laggy. But the main benefit would be to provide low-cost broadband access to areas of the world that can\u2019t get it right now because of a lack of on-the-ground infrastructure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_408490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-408490\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-408490\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180329-starlink-630x339.jpg\" alt=\"Starlink satellites\" width=\"630\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180329-starlink-630x339.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180329-starlink-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180329-starlink.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-408490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SpaceX\u2019s Tintin satellites serve as prototypes for the Starlink constellation. (SpaceX via YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If SpaceX can capture that market, broadband services could contribute tens of billions to the company\u2019s bottom line annually&nbsp;\u2014 providing the cash to fund Musk\u2019s ambitions of sending scads of settlers to Mars and making humanity a multiplanet species.<\/p>\n<p>Trademark filings indicate that the satellites&nbsp;could offer Earth imaging and remote sensing as well as telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview that aired this week on CNBC, SpaceX\u2019s president and chief operating officer, Gwynne Shotwell, said the Starlink constellation should be quite successful, \u201cassuming we get the physics right as well as the business right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s positive comments are short on detail, due no doubt to Twitter\u2019s character limits, but they imply that no showstoppers have been encountered on the physics side of the equation.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the business case, SpaceX could face a formidable phalanx of telecom competitors&nbsp;\u2014 including the low-Earth-orbit constellations being planned by such ventures as OneWeb and&nbsp;Telesat; SES\u2019 O3b medium-Earth-orbit constellation; and ViaSat\u2019s geostationary-based broadband network.<\/p>\n<p>Just a couple of months ago, a startup called Astranis entered the fray with plans to put small-scale broadband satellites into geostationary orbit, one satellite at a time.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX\u2019s plans call for launching thousands of satellites and starting up commercial service sometime in the next few years. Other ventures could put up thousands more satellites&nbsp;\u2014 raising the stakes for policymakers who already see the need to upgrade the world\u2019s space traffic management system.<\/p>\n<p>So when will the satellite rush begin in earnest? Stay tuned for the next tweet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A camera mounted on SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket shows the deployment of two prototype Starlink satellites in February. (Elon Musk via Twitter) It\u2019s been three months since SpaceX launched the first prototype satellites for its Starlink broadband internet network, and there\u2019s been precious little information about what they\u2019re up to. Until today. 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