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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by manquer on Friday August 26, 2022 @02:23PM (#32610991)
Minor pedantic observation

Starlink will be able to claim that achievement of having more than everyone else combined soon but isn’t there yet.

There are around 4000ish non starlink satellites in orbit today , starlink has 3k today .

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by elurg on Saturday August 27, 2022 @07:38AM (#32617913)
I don't know where you're getting "4000ish non starlink satellites". This seems to be the current number at the start of the year inclusive of starlink. It's growing fast!

Many sources on the web seem to quote the Union of Concerned Scientists and here is their database: https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/satellite-database

It's currently at 2219 starlinks and 5465 total, but Starlink has launched more since then.

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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by mlindner on Monday August 29, 2022 @01:41AM (#32635108)
I explicitly said low earth orbit (below 2000 km), not all satellites in orbit.
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