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Re:Starlink Militarization and Its Impact on Global Strategi... by wmf on Saturday March 14, 2026 @07:09PM (#47382269)
LEO is pretty expensive. Smaller countries might be better off with cheaper Astranis GEO satellites.
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Re:Starlink Militarization and Its Impact on Global Strategi... by jasonwatkinspdx on Saturday March 14, 2026 @07:34PM (#47382473)
There's other interesting middle ground options, like O3b's equatorial MEO ring, that has coverage similar to GEO as far as latitudes go, but better latency.
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