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Starlink has a separate military division led by a four-star general (Terrence O'Shaughnessy). They're not exactly making PCs.

• Retric 4y ago
  Former general, and the military is a huge potential market for Starlink’s network or as he proposed in 2019 possibly a new DoD specific constellation. The issue with Starlink’s network is they don’t have polar coverage which is needed due to nuclear subs in the Arctic Ocean.
  • kidme5 4y ago
    They already added polar orbits for the military.
    • Retric 4y ago
      You can see the satellites here: https://satellitemap.space/?constellation=starlink https://satellitemap.space/?constellation=starlink Coverage of the Arctic Ocean is insufficient for ground observation. It could change but would be really obvious as you would have polar orbits through the Pacific Ocean which would be really wasteful for their business model.
      • kidme5 4y ago
        not continuous yet but there are plenty of satellites shown there in the Arctic for partial service and demonstration already.