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Re:SpaceX just got FCC approval to launch 7,518 satellites by reaperducer on Thursday November 15, 2018 @02:50PM (#18462659)
Or you are over the equator in a band that is used strictly for GEO.

It's my understanding that this constellation is going to be significantly lower than GEO, so that's not a problem.

Also, the dead zones are toward the poles, but those are mitigated in phase two.

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Re:SpaceX just got FCC approval to launch 7,518 satellites by bargl on Thursday November 15, 2018 @03:31PM (#18462990)
There is another constellation system (I forget the name) and they're going to have a partnership with GEO to beam signals for customers as the satellites pass over the equator.
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