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>most of Starlink for the Ukrainian army is being paid for by Poland This isn't true either by $amount or number of dishes SATCOM is brittle because physics.
by inemesitaffia 1y ago
>most of Starlink for the Ukrainian army is being paid for by Poland
This isn't true either by $amount or number of dishes
SATCOM is brittle because physics.
Especially outside C band.
- jwr 1y ago> This isn't true either by $amount or number of dishes "Poland is the largest single contributor, paying approximately $50 million per year through its Digital Affairs Ministry for Starlink services in Ukraine. Poland has provided over 20,000 Starlink terminals and covers the ongoing subscription costs. As of recent reports, Poland has spent nearly 323 million PLN ($84 million) on more than 24,500 Starlink terminals over the past two years." (reuters) Or, if you'd like somewhat outdated info from Wikipedia: "As of December 2023, Poland remains the largest single contributor of Starlink terminals to Ukraine, providing 19,500 out of 47,000 delivered"
- inemesitaffia 1y agoThere are over 100k dishes in Ukraine. Most are privately purchased. That number represents the government(s) supplied numbers. Take a look at this contract. https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_HC101324F0143_9700_HC101323D9000_9700 https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_HC101324F0143_970... Also Poland is definitely paying public retail prices. The US on the other hand isn't.