I don't know if Starlink is routing packets that way. I think it's more likely that they route packets to a ground station as soon as possible to save laser lin

I don't know if Starlink is routing packets that way. I think it's more likely that they route packets to a ground station as soon as possible to save laser link capacity for customers that actually need it, like ones in the middle of the ocean. If you want your packets routed all the way around the Earth through space then you'd probably need a special contract with SpaceX.