Starlink Internet arrives in Ukraine
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Responding to a tweeted plea from Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov to Elon Musk, SpaceX has delivered a truckload of Starlink Internet terminals to the embattled European nation
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Starlink: Network of small satellites designed to deliver broadband Internet around world
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Large single solar array: Extends when in space. Simplified cell design makes it easier and cheaper to build
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Ion drive: Thrusters, powered by Krypton, move satellite in space and deorbit craft when redundant
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Each flat panel satellite weighs just 260kg
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Antennas: Four powerful high- throughput phased array antennas
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Star tracker: Sensors keep satellite correctly orientated
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Low Earth orbit: Almost 2,000 Starlink satellites in orbit at altitude of 550km – set to rise to 12,000 satellites over next decade
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Speed: 50-150Mbps data transfer speed, with latency of 20-40ms
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Terminal: Placed on roof to maximise visible sky
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Provides access to satellite Internet network as traditional services face disruption from invading Russian forces
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Sources: Bloomberg, The Verge, UPI, SpaceX
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