How does satellite internet like Starlink deliver broadband?

Satellite internet, like Starlink, sends fast internet through space using tiny computers that float around up high.

Imagine you have a toy phone that can talk to another toy phone across the room, but instead of being in the same room, these phones are way, way up in the sky. That’s kind of how it works!

Satellite internet uses satellites, which are like tiny computers floating around Earth in space. These satellites get messages from a big computer on Earth called a ground station.

Then, the satellites send those messages down to your house or school using radio waves, just like how your phone sends messages through air when you talk to your friend across the room.

There are lots of these tiny computers in space, they work together so that no matter where you are on Earth, one of them is close enough to send you a message quickly. That means you get fast internet, even if you're far from the city or in the middle of nowhere!

It’s like having a whole team of toy phones up in space, all ready to help you talk and play, no matter where you are!