I can imagine that updating security patches in challenging network conditions could be difficult. Or do satellites actually have better network accessibility than I might think?
It is a bit more challenging in general for satellites but they always have remote access available regularly.
And in particular for Starlink, a constellation providing internet access, network capability is absolutely not an issue from an operator perspective. Even without the laser intersatellite link, the satellites can be contacted a fair portion of their time and have more than enough bandwidth to deal with software upgrades. Once they have laser comms, they will have 24/7 access to them, bar the odd failures.
And in particular for Starlink, a constellation providing internet access, network capability is absolutely not an issue from an operator perspective. Even without the laser intersatellite link, the satellites can be contacted a fair portion of their time and have more than enough bandwidth to deal with software upgrades. Once they have laser comms, they will have 24/7 access to them, bar the odd failures.