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Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by anticensor on Thursday February 18, 2021 @04:29AM (#26177755)
> There's no reason to assume starlink works like a typical satellite, though.

And it does not. Starlink satellites do active switching unlike BSS satellites which only transmodulate and redirect.

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Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by shaklee3 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @09:19AM (#26180039)
Not true. Most modern geo satellites for internet have switching capabilities.
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