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This is completely false. Which new technology do you think starlink satellite have that others don't? They're actually significantly less sophisticated than ma
by shaklee3 7y ago
This is completely false. Which new technology do you think starlink satellite have that others don't? They're actually significantly less sophisticated than many older satellites. The only difference is they're planning to launch such a large number of them, but that has nothing to do with the payload technology.
There are plenty of others that will/do give good throughout globally by that time, or sooner.
- snovv_crash 7y agoQuantity has a quality all of its own
- ben_w 7y agoAre the laser links used elsewhere yet? I remember reading about various people being interested in them, but this is the first deployment I’ve heard of.
- shaklee3 7y agoThere have been many filings in the past to use them, but only iridium came to fruition.