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Re:Starlink internet satellites keep emergency workers onlin... by jcrawfordor on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @10:50PM (#24646784)
Documents from Starlink suggest the usable footprint of the satellites is a bit over 500km wide, so roughly the size of Washington. Further, Starlink only reported positive results from inter-satellite relay testing very recently ("first successful test" about four weeks ago).

Combining these, and considering that they are operating multiple ground stations within Washington, I don't think inter-satellite relay is a factor at all right now.

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Re:Starlink internet satellites keep emergency workers onlin... by gpm on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @11:35PM (#24647074)
That's... an assumption that went into the logic in the comment replying to and the logic in it's grandparent.

I think you meant to contradict me, so I think my comment is being misunderstood, which might explain the downvotes too... I just can't figure out how your are misreading it.

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