In India, there is an ongoing debate regarding the regulation of satellite-based internet services. Therefore, I find it valuable to elucidate the workings of satellite-based Internet and highlight its distinctions from traditional terrestrial services. This note serves the purpose of providing such insights.
What is a Satellite?
A satellite is an object that revolves around the Earth at a specific height and with a certain angular velocity, and both these parameters are closely related to each other. How and why, are explained in the workings below.
