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Yes, that's naive. You need landing rights in every single country you plan to put a signal down in. There's nothing special about starlink; plenty of other com

Yes, that's naive. You need landing rights in every single country you plan to put a signal down in. There's nothing special about starlink; plenty of other companies have satellites that could cover those countries, but are not allowed to due to landing rights. Here's some decent info: https://www.accesspartnership.com/navigating-through-the-regulatory-channels-a-to-do-list-for-satellite-service-operators-and-end-users/ https://www.accesspartnership.com/navigating-through-the-reg...

gbear605 7y ago
Landing rights aren’t particularly relevant for NK, since it’s not like they can fine or imprison SpaceX. China is more relevant since they could retaliate at other US owned property or at specifically Tesla.
- shaklee3 7y ago
  Nk isn't even an issue since they won't let you buy the antenna. If you did, you'd likely go to jail.
  - baq 7y ago
    Black market exists, but NK isn’t far away from ASAT capability.
    - shaklee3 7y ago
      Black market for something that is clearly visible on your dwelling and can be seen by satellite is extremely risky. Black market for other things like movies make sense, because nobody knows you have them.