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Re:US agency will not reinstate $900M subsidy for SpaceX Sta... by 2devnull on Thursday December 14, 2023 @03:08AM (#38638970)
There are what 150 gateways/ground stations. That’s a finite number, no?
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Re:US agency will not reinstate $900M subsidy for SpaceX Sta... by adgjlsfhk1 on Thursday December 14, 2023 @02:03PM (#38645635)
a ground station in the US can't see a satellite over Ukraine
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Re:US agency will not reinstate $900M subsidy for SpaceX Sta... by 2devnull on Friday December 15, 2023 @02:27AM (#38651861)
Precisely. You need to build ground stations near your users.
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