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Re:SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites by rrrrrrrrrrrryan on Thursday June 04, 2020 @02:33PM (#23420095)
Do you know if being able to use it on a boat in the ocean will be part of v1 or v2?

I sail a bit, and I've always wanted to sail the world, but giving up a decent internet connection has always been the main deal-breaker.

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Re:SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites by modeless on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:06PM (#23420494)
v2 most likely. The currently launched satellites do not have cross-satellite links so the satellites can only provide service while they are within range of a ground station. The cross satellite links were originally planned for v1 but are behind schedule and nobody outside SpaceX knows what the current schedule is.
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