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SpaceX chose to target the 100/20 benchmark, and bid on that, and because of that, their success is measured against that. The part that is a bit hit-piecey is
by Tuna-Fish 4y ago
SpaceX chose to target the 100/20 benchmark, and bid on that, and because of that, their success is measured against that.
The part that is a bit hit-piecey is this quote from Viasat:
“even if SpaceX were to deploy a full, 4,408-satellite Starlink system, that system would fall short in satisfying SpaceX’s RDOF commitments.”
The full Starlink satellite system doesn't have 4,408 sats. That's just the Gen 1 constellation. They have committed to completing the Gen 2 constellation, with an additional 7,518 sats, which each provide many times more bandwidth than the Gen 1 sats, by 2027, well in time for the RDOF.