The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Kominfo) has granted the Landing Rights to PT Telkom Satellite Indonesia (Telkomsat) for the operation of the closed fixed network Starlink, a satellite owned by one of the richest people in the world, namely Elon Musk. Let's get acquainted with the Starlink satellite.
Starlink is a constellation of internet satellites operated by SpaceX to provide a satellite-based internet communication system to various regions of Earth.
Operating in low Earth orbit or known as Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is often a broadband solution in rural areas or areas where there is no internet access due to the absence of optical fiber or base transceiver stations (BTS) in the area.
Quoted from various sources, Monday (13/6/2022) the first time Starlink announced its presence in January 2015 along with the opening of the SpaceX development facility in Redmond, Washington, United States.
SpaceX launched its first satellite since 2019 and is currently actively launching Starlink into space.
In one launch, SpaceX can mass transport tens to hundreds of Starlink satellites into space. One Starlink satellite can be 227 kg to 295 kg.
"With high speeds and latency as low as 20 ms in most locations, Starlink enables video calling, online gaming, streaming and other high data rate activities that were previously impossible with other internet satellites," Starlink said on its website.
The Starlink constellation network is in three different orbital altitudes. First, orbit at an altitude of 550 km above the Earth's surface. Second, fill an orbit as high as 340 km, and third above an altitude of 1,200 km.
Because of the proliferation of Starlink in orbit, not a few people have seen specks of light decorating the sky at night. In fact, some thought the flying object was a UFO, as was viral in Bali on the night of Nyepi. In fact, it is a Starlink satellite.
Because of the large number, the existence of Starlink is also criticized because it is considered to interfere with astronomical observations and outer space to light pollution. In fact, Starlink has the main function as a satellite-based connectivity provider.