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Re:When Earth Had Rings by jjtheblunt on Sunday October 06, 2024 @01:19PM (#41758570)
Aren’t you overlooking constraints on transmit power for mobile transmitters being better served my low earth orbit than higher orbits?
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Re:When Earth Had Rings by Jtsummers on Sunday October 06, 2024 @01:48PM (#41758730)
They're also overlooking the actual prices of GEO satellites versus LEO. LEO is much cheaper than GEO, there's a reason DOD and others are moving towards it and it's not that it's a fad. GEO has a few specific benefits but cost is not one of them.
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Re:When Earth Had Rings by jjtheblunt on Monday October 07, 2024 @02:52PM (#41769561)
great point; agreed
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