• MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    The current amount is only about a third of the total planned amount.

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      15 hours ago

      And that’s just one of the constellations…

      • MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca
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        13 hours ago

        It will be the largest number though. They’re the only ones that are bothering to do such a low orbit, because that gives you lower latency but means you have to have a lot more in orbit for the same coverage and they don’t last as long before the orbit decays. They can do that because the launches are basically free