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0 pointsloosescrews1mo ago0 comments

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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asadotzler1mo ago

Not really. That's only the case for LEO sats. Going up higher gets you hemispheric coverage with a single bird.

XorNot1mo 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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