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The inter satellite links are working now, with present high inclination satellite density, starlink service uptime to terminals in Nunavut is about 80% right now and increasing. A number of people with "RV" plan and maritime starlink terminals also now report them working in the middle of ocean crossings.

The laser links are active, have been for a few months now

Can someone explain to me how you can have geostationary orbit around the poles?

> Can someone explain to me how you can have geostationary orbit around the poles?

You can't. For high latitudes you use highly-elliptical orbits, like tundra or Molniya.

Or you can use polar orbits, which is what Iridium does! I believe that‘s what the antarctic stations are currently using.

You can't. Starlink satellites are in LEO, not geostationary orbit.