Starlink satellite Internet in subzero temperatures, wind and snowfall provides users with a speed of 150-175 megabits (17.8-20 megabytes) per second, writes Business Insider, who studied the reports of the first users of the satellite communication system from SpaceX. A Starlink user living in the north of the US says the internet works faster at lower temperatures. According to him, when it was minus 11 degrees Celsius outside, the speed of the incoming connection reached 175 megabits.. Whereas in less cold weather it was 150-160 megabits. Moderate snowfall also does not interfere with Starlink, users assure. In addition, the quality of communication does not deteriorate from moisture: the snow that falls on the terminal melts on its surface. Its temperature is from zero to four degrees Celsius, the snow that falls on it remains as droplets of water. The drop in Internet speed was recorded by a user in the north of the United States, who left the terminal on the street when seven centimeters of snow fell in an hour, and the wind speed reached 80 kilometers per hour. In a snow storm, the incoming connection slowed down to 20-30 megabits (2.5-3.7 megabytes) per second, outgoing - up to 3-4 megabits. SpaceX begins beta testing Starlink in late October 2020.

Program participants received a set of equipment (terminal, mounts, router) for $ 499. The subscription fee for the service is $ 99 per month. How many participants are in the testing program is not reported. According to CNBC, 700 thousand people sent applications for the Starlink beta test. We will remind that earlier the company Ilona Mask SpaceX successfully launched 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. Thus, there are now 833 Starlink satellites in orbit..

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