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Re:Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can’t... by aidenn0 on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @09:41PM (#28387763)
Quadratic growth, not exponential growth.
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Re:Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can’t... by verdverm on Thursday September 02, 2021 @03:43AM (#28389593)
I think it's cubic because they sum, polynomial either way, without considering other factors like potential for increased density the further out
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Re:Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can’t... by aidenn0 on Thursday September 02, 2021 @01:14PM (#28394677)
Right; I meant the number of satellites supportable at any given altitude, not the number of satellites supportable up to a given altitude.
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