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points by kotaKat 1 day ago | 0 comments
On the same note: https://investors.globalstar.com/news-releases/news-release-...

The new direct-to-device network Amazon is getting their hands on is now approved and live on the air.

[–] jauntywundrkind 1 day ago
> the C-3 System will comprise 48 low Earth orbit satellites operating at an altitude of 1414 kilometers along with 6 in-orbit spares, supported by approximately 90 six-meter ground station antennas installed around the world

Just fyi, LEO is up to 2000km / 1200mi. But this is still double Starlink altitude. And multiple orders of magnitude less satellites.

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