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Seriously, wtf? Look at some orbits. Satellites do not sit stationary over one location, except the ones called "geosynchronous satellites".
https://satellitemap.space/#
Edit: if Starlink is not available in a country it is for one of three reasons:-
- the country is not at the top of Starlink's priority list for connection (commercial reasons)
- the country wants nothing to do with anything based in the USA (politics)
- the country has an obstructive bureaucracy (corruption, stupidity).
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Seriously, wtf? Look at some orbits. Satellites do not sit stationary over one location, except the ones called "geosynchronous satellites".
https://satellitemap.space/#
Edit: if Starlink is not available in a country it is for one of three reasons:-
- the country is not at the top of Starlink's priority list for connection (commercial reasons)
- the country wants nothing to do with anything based in the USA (politics)
- the country has an obstructive bureaucracy (corruption, stupidity).