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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by holoduke on Saturday July 11, 2026 @05:01AM (#48870182)
Russia and China are coming as well. Expect all big countries have hundreds of thousands of low orbit sats. It required in order to be a powerful military nation. Without it a country is doomed.
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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by ozim on Saturday July 11, 2026 @11:57AM (#48873158)
Undersea fiber is cool until someone sends a submarine to snip it or sends „not associated ship” to drag anchor over the coordinates of fiber cable.

It is harder to break satellite constellation in a concealed way.

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