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https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-internet-service-antarctica https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-internet-service-antar... Edit: as someone pointed out

• augusto-moura 4y ago
  That's McMurdo, not the South Pole, a orbit a lot easier to achieve. I thought that Starlink satellites wouldn't orbit that far on the poles, but looking on trackers [1] it does look like there a few stragglers up there (or down there in this case, he). Maybe there are some special talks with the military and other countries on getting some good internet. I don't believe polar orbits would be commercially viable otherwise [1]: https://satellitemap.space/?norad=48119 https://satellitemap.space/?norad=48119
  • kortilla 4y ago
    McMurdo is served by the polar orbits. They cover the South Pole just as well.