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Re:Starlink WiFi Router FCC Approved by nyolfen on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @10:39PM (#23840604)
isn't the plan to have ~10k satellites eventually? i'd imagine the pace of launches would pick up as they have more success
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Re:Starlink WiFi Router FCC Approved by rini17 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @02:41AM (#23842054)
Some napkin math:

Total covered area: 400 000 000 km2/ 40 000 satellites / 650 users = about 15km2 per user

i.e. starlink users should be on average 4km or 2,5mi apart

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