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Sunday, September 19, 2021
CONTINUITY: Weekly Space Report: Starship and Starbase Developments, Inspiration4, Starlink Laser Satellite Links
Separately, Elon Musk appears to have confirmed that Starlink will be used to provide global coverage for satellites in Earth orbit using Ka band microwave or laser links to Starlink satellites. This could be a game changer for those operating low Earth orbit constellations, who now must rely on occasional passes over ground stations or costly geosynchronous relays.
Yeah. We’d use our Ka parabolics or laser links for Dragon, Starship or other spacecraft as soon as they got above cloud level.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 18, 2021
Posted at September 19, 2021 10:46