| ▲ | sebzim4500 18 hours ago | |
I think his point is that most Starlink satellites do not have this technology, but he's probably still wrong quantitatively. | ||
| ▲ | nordsieck 18 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
To put some numbers to it, it looks like SpaceX started launching direct to cell satellites at the beginning of the year[1], and by July they had over 100 in orbit. Not sure how many are in orbit right now, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were close to 200. --- 1. https://spacenews.com/spacex-deploys-direct-to-smartphone-sa... 2. https://www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity/2024/07/03/space... | ||
| ▲ | grecy 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> I think his point is that most Starlink satellites do not have this technology Ah, thanks, I missed that. Wait another month, there will be at least another ~500 in orbit. | ||