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SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth

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Post by rglullis »

rayiner wrote: post #888
rglullis wrote: post #778

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We don't need to have space literally transformed into junkyards to make progress, and there is nothing going wrong with going a lower pace if it means reduced impact on the rest of society.

Every year that you delay Africa and south asia getting to western levels of development equals tens of thousands of under-5 deaths that could have been avoided.

Most of Africa and Southeast Asia has Internet connectivity that is cheaper and more ubiquitous than in North America. They are very well served by an extensive cellular network. Satellite Internet is not what is holding them back.

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Post by dtagames »

weezing wrote: post #801
dtagames wrote: post #302

I just finished a long RV trip and I can tell you it's hard to underestimate the importance of internet access (which also means Wi-Fi calling and access to maps and weather) across our entire, enormous nation. It's important not only for individuals but even more for businesses. Despite cell phone company ads with handsome celebrities in the desert, cell phones actually do not work in many places. But people do need…

Gotta be online 24/7 or what?

Many, many businesses do, including ones we all like such as power and water and firemen, etc. Th thrust of my comment was about business and public infrastructure as a social good.

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Post by archagon »

Just as a reminder, Musk's actions lead directly to the deaths of (likely hundreds of) thousands of people in the third world: https://archive.ph/20250629012329/https://www.nytimes.com/20..., https://www.propublica.org/article/kenya-trump-usaid-world-f...

Enjoy your marginally improved connectivity!

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Post by euroderf »

pstuart wrote: post #889
odie5533 wrote: post #844

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe he said Teslas are meant to appreciate in value too because you get income from renting them out when you're not using your car. They'll just drive around and work as a taxi while you're not using it. He's more sci-fi author than CEO at this point.

> He's more sci-fi author than CEO at this point. L. Ron Hubbard comes to mind.

Now trying to imagine John Travolta portraying Musk.

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Post by idiotsecant »

tw04 wrote: post #835

SpaceX needs to claim there’s a need for 100k more satellites to prop up unreasonable valuations. This is no different than Elon claiming Tesla owners would be renting out their cars as FSD taxis while at work (next year, we swear guys!!!) In a functioning economy he’d have faced criminal charges for knowingly misleading investors and customers about a dozen times over by now. It’s one thing to set lofty goals intern…

Starlink is legitimately bandwidth saturated in a lot of places though. I think the need is demonstrable.

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Post by onlypassingthru »

mighty_plant wrote: post #419
onlypassingthru wrote: post #107

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Elon turning off Russian access to Starlink by whitelisting only authorized terminals in the region was a turning point for Ukraine's success. The conflict has proven that modern warfare depends on Starlink and its mimics.

Some day before invading Taiwan China and Russia will try to take them all down: https://archive.is/AMIxX

'A new piece of electronic warfare equipment appears more precisely targeted, apparently capable of jamming Starlink terminals on the ground across an area of up to 20 square kilometers.'

Here's the result of Russia's efforts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpX5mqeK5PI

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Post by digitaltrees »

thegreatpeter wrote: post #605
digitaltrees wrote: post #379

I have started to see what I think are star link satellites at night on walks with my kids. It actually makes me sad to see that on person owns the night sky and is changing the literal stars my kids will grow up with. It feels different when it’s the government that theoretically represents people but when it’s one person that feels truly depressing.

One person?

Look at elons comp package and voting share and tell me he isn’t the singular person driving the process and capturing the gains.

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Post by digitaltrees »

bell-cot wrote: post #654
Razengan wrote: post #555

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Why didn't governments try making it? The US has tons of spy satellites, why not make some for the folks paying taxes? Why do we have to sell our firstborns (data) to Google for maps etc?

> Why didn't the government try... As a broad generality, governments are utter crap at inventing/building/operating bleeding-edge technologies at giga-scale. Exceptions are generally narrow-focus military hardware, plus flood control, aqueducts, and other " obviously needed for the nation's welfare" stuff.

Except that they aren’t. In fact they do most of the basic research that isn’t commercially viable that lays the groundwork for business to later commercialize. There would be no Waymo without the darpa self driving prizes. No uber without GPS. I could go on and on.

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Post by digitaltrees »

Scroll_Swe wrote: post #804
digitaltrees wrote: post #379

I have started to see what I think are star link satellites at night on walks with my kids. It actually makes me sad to see that on person owns the night sky and is changing the literal stars my kids will grow up with. It feels different when it’s the government that theoretically represents people but when it’s one person that feels truly depressing.

If a different person made them you would say "wow so cool I can see sattelies" now you are soyposting about muh kids. Grow up.

Take the trolling elsewhere. I don’t like monopoly. I don’t like monarchy. They lead to human suffering and stifling of innovation. Your playground insults about soy anything are unbecoming of HN.

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Post by digitaltrees »

BurningFrog wrote: post #717
digitaltrees wrote: post #379

I have started to see what I think are star link satellites at night on walks with my kids. It actually makes me sad to see that on person owns the night sky and is changing the literal stars my kids will grow up with. It feels different when it’s the government that theoretically represents people but when it’s one person that feels truly depressing.

"I saw something I didn't like, so I assumed it was the fault of a billionaire I don't like" didn't use to be the top voted comment on HN. Starlink satellites have low orbits and only reflect sunlight around sunrise and sunset.

What percentage of satellites are launched and controlled by spaceX? When is a market considered a monopoly? When does a monopoly cause harm. Those are the questions you should be asking because if you want to participate in the innovation process there has to be a market where you can participate and not be squashed by a monopoly.
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