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SpaceX initially planned to have 5 laser links per satellite but settled with 4. That's 4 separate lasers maintaining contact with 4 neighboring satellites. The
by extropy 6y ago
SpaceX initially planned to have 5 laser links per satellite but settled with 4. That's 4 separate lasers maintaining contact with 4 neighboring satellites.
The two in front and back are nearly stationary. The sides are constant moving though.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20190906_inter_satellite_laser_link_update/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/20190906_inter_satellite_laser...
- snoshy 6y agoInteresting, wasn't aware of this. Thanks for the link!