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Would it be possible to use Starlink for comms if a sat is flying in a lower position?

• d_silin 6y ago
  In theory, yes. In practice, this will depend more on my negotiation skills when talking to Elon Musk and less on any technical challenge :)
  • portyllo 6y ago
    No, it will not be possible, no matter what Elon says. Starlink operates in portions of the Ku and Ka bands that are reserved for Earth-to-space comms, not for space-to-space comms.
    • d_silin 6y ago
      My impression was that Starlink relies on inter-satellite links to route traffic. We can use the same links for our own extended network.
      • portillo 6y ago
        The current satellites do not have crosslinks, and in any case, in their FCC filings SpaceX talks about optical crosslinks, not RF.