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0 pointsBurningFrog3y ago0 comments

Why do they depend on Starship for launch?

Are the new satellites too big for the current rockets?

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Yes, and you cannot use current starlink in middle of the ocean

Starlink v1.5 has lasers, and that is what they have been launching since January of last year.

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0 pointsBurningFrog3y ago0 comments

Why do they depend on Starship for launch?

Are the new satellites too big for the current rockets?

Yes, and you cannot use current starlink in middle of the ocean

Starlink v1.5 has lasers, and that is what they have been launching since January of last year.

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