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		BurningFrog on July 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Starlink Maritime Why do they depend on Starship for launch? Are the new satellites too big for the current rockets?

remorses on July 7, 2022 [–]

Yes, and you cannot use current starlink in middle of the ocean

maccam94 on July 7, 2022 | [–]

Starlink v1.5 has lasers, and that is what they have been launching since January of last year.

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