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Wait. They're not doing the orbital mesh?!

I thought that was fundamental to the whole network?

Not another Elon bullshit?

They are doing orbital mesh, still need downlinks though, and having them close to the earthbound endpoint is key for low latency.

[0]https://www.trackstarlink.com/guides/starlink-laser-links-ex... [1]https://starlink.com/technology

Don’t jump on the ignorance bandwagon.

I wasn't, I was asking if it was another bullshit exaggeration from Musk. I though the laser interlinks were fundamental, but I'd as easily be unsuprirsed if they were Starlink's equivalent of 'FSD autopilot'.

I'm generally pro-SpaceX and am impressed with the rate of Starlink's development, but given his long history of ...shall we say... 'over-promising' it seems prudent to check the detail.

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