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acchowtoday at 12:57 AM1 replyview on HN

There are only 170 ground stations (about 100 in the US).

So for someone living in rural america, it's really "famous last 300 miles".


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fluoridationtoday at 1:06 AM

That can't be right. The satellites can only cover a diameter of 15 miles. Anyone living any further from a ground station is still SOL.

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