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loosescrews
139 days ago
Yes, and the reality is that any of those would require a fairly large constellation of satellites. I guess the play is that many large constellations of satellites will be launched.
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asadotzler
139 days ago
Not really. That's only the case for LEO sats. Going up higher gets you hemispheric coverage with a single bird.
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XorNot
139 days ago
You wouldn't like the latency on the internet connection. And this isn't even theoretical: it's why LEO constellations were a big deal.
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