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Satellite Internet
A Satellite Internet that is driven by a mission to connect the unconnected, ensuring high-speed Internet access for all, regardless of location.
Request
- A request for a Web page is sent from your computer to a satellite about 22,000 miles out in space. At this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation (24 hours) matches the Earth's, and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the Earth (geosynchronous orbit).
Contact
- The satellite contacts the Hughes Network Operations Center (NOC) which locates the specific Website you have requested.
Information transfer
- The Website beams the information back along the same path to the NOC, then to the satellite, and then to your computer through your HughesNet dish and modem. Although the signal travels a great distance, there is only a fraction of a second delay during this transmission. This is similar to delay you may have experienced when using a cell phone. In most cases, latency isn't apparent while surfing online.