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A comment on Animation 10k Starlink Satellites. Parent comment

Re:Animation 10k Starlink Satellites by perilunar on Thursday March 19, 2026 @01:55AM (#47435471)
I disagree. Driving a small dish antenna only requires a couple of small electric motors. The receivers would be more expensive, and require more power, but they would still be affordable enough.
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Re:Animation 10k Starlink Satellites by verzali on Thursday March 19, 2026 @03:03AM (#47435869)
They would break more often. This was a key limitation of LEO systems prior to Starlink.
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Re:Animation 10k Starlink Satellites by gosub100 on Thursday March 19, 2026 @08:41PM (#47448701)
but what about the interruption when the satellite crosses over the horizon? you would then need a 2nd antenna that was ready to take over, or tolerate several seconds of lost signal.
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