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Starlink v2 satelites will ruin science. (feddit.org)
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[–] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Do you know why they don't use medium earth orbit? Presumably the satellites would need more power, weigh more for more shielding and launch costs would be slightly higher. But they would also cover more area so you'd need fewer. The only real downside should be slightly more latency.