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Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by ninkendo on Thursday February 18, 2021 @06:04AM (#26178424)
Correct. The intersattelite laser link is still vaporware at this point, and I’d wager always will be. It turned out to be a much more difficult problem than they originally anticipated, and so they’re basically not doing it. I will be very surprised if it ever happens.
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Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by FeepingCreature on Thursday February 18, 2021 @06:26AM (#26178580)
https://wccftech.com/spacex-starlink-satellite-laser-test/ ahem
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Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by ninkendo on Monday February 22, 2021 @10:29PM (#26233544)
That they had a successful “test” of it a year and a half ago does not mean it’s in use now. Current starlink is just receiver -> satellite -> ground station, there is no lasers in use.
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Re:Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders by ecpottinger on Thursday February 18, 2021 @11:37AM (#26181974)
Why do people keep betting against Elon's plans, they always lose in the long run.
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