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1. lupusr+165[view] [source] 2024-02-01 19:14:41
>>alden5+(OP)
> "We actually serve over lasers all of our users on Starlink at a given time in like a two-hour window"

I can't figure out what this sentence means.

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2. mschus+B65[view] [source] 2024-02-01 19:17:05
>>lupusr+165
That any SpaceX user who has a connection established for >2h will have their data sent not via the classic path "ground - satellite - ground" at least once during the connection, but via "ground - satellite 1 - satellite 2 - ground".
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