alt Hacker NewsYes, this is why having a prompt satellite launch capability to replace attrition losses is now a strategic imperative. We need to be able to put up new ones in a matter of hours, not months.
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Gud • 11/20/2024
If someone starts blowing up satellites it’s pretty much game over for space based communications.
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dylan604 • 11/20/2024
You can have the ability to launch 100 satellites in 10 days, but that doesn't really help if you don't have 100 satellites
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PaulDavisThe1st • 11/20/2024
"we" are not doing anything AFAICT. Various privately owned corporations might be, and that's very different.
Yes, I know the undersea cables are privately owned too.
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1oooqooq • 11/20/2024
weren't those cut exactly because they are the starlink backbone when over Ukraine?
Why is that? Undersea cables makes way more sense - the issue is we have maritime law that allows any nation state to freely roam over important cables. During wartimes this is a complete different story - ships won't be allowed near the lines, and if they do get close they will be destoryed without prior warning. No more anchoring "accidents".