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.