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They're also moving in different, independent directions on different planes at extremely high speeds...

• wmf 4y ago
  Some people have speculated that laser links within the same plane (where satellites are stationary relative to each other) are working and the others are not.
• lsaferite 4y ago
  > at extremely high speeds Absolute speeds or relative to each other speeds?
  • gpm 4y ago
    Both, they have two sets of orbital paths at roughly 90 degrees to eachother (I'm just eyeballing it, it's probably not exactly 90). With more sets if you count the satellites in polar orbits. Though they could, if they needed to, only connect to the satellites flying at low relative speed.
    • mlindner 4y ago
      There's no need for them to transfer data to satellites crossing in perpendicular directions to each other.
      • gpm 4y ago
        Right, that's what I was trying to say with my last sentence. It would sometimes reduce latency if they're able to though.
• mlindner 4y ago
  Satellites in the same plane aren't moving at all relative to each other and satellites in adjacent planes move very little relative to each other.