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The starlink satellites are in low earth orbit and fly-over coverage varies only by latitude. They do have the ability to ‘point’ service with electronically s
by jcims 5y ago
The starlink satellites are in low earth orbit and fly-over coverage varies only by latitude.
They do have the ability to ‘point’ service with electronically steerable antennas, but at ~50 degrees N, Kyiv is actually in a very good place for Starlink support.
The main question is where Starlink will have ground stations and how vulnerable they might be to attack. A single ground station can service users within 3-4 hundred mile radius. In addition, the terminals require zero local infrastructure beyond basic power and can sole m supply 200+Mbps down, 40+ up.
- 4khilles 5y agoThere's decent coverage in Ukraine from ground stations in Lithuania, Poland, and Turkey: https://starlink.sx https://starlink.sx.