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Yes, all starlink user terminals are phased arrays.

• HyperSane 4y ago
  They have to be due to how rapidly the sats move in and out of view.
  • iwillbenice 4y ago
    Also frequency re-use. They will talk on the same frequency to multiple ground terminals, but pointed different directions from the satellites perspective.
    • HyperSane 4y ago
      Did not know that, neat. Phased arrays are so cool.
      • dunno7456 4y ago
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU check this out, excellent teardown explanation about how the antenna works.
        • HyperSane 4y ago
          The math used to determine the phase offsets to steer the beam is absurd.