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To: American Number 181269513

Musk hasn’t been working on throwing a blanket of coverage from space across the globe for nothing. Do people think Starlink is just for providing Internet connectivity? It’s not, Musk will have a worldwide distribution network for all the video/movie content he can handle. It’s going to be a hoot to watch Musk dominate another area, in this case media.


4 posted on 06/10/2022 9:53:32 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (1218 - NEVER FORGET!)
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To: isthisnickcool
Do people think Starlink is just for providing Internet connectivity?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink#Military_capabilities

Streaming movies? Think bigger.

In 2019, tests by the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) demonstrated a 610 Mbit/s data link through Starlink to a Beechcraft C-12 Huron aircraft in flight.[260] Additionally, in late 2019, the United States Air Force successfully tested a connection with Starlink on an AC-130 Gunship.[261]

In 2020, United States Air Force utilized Starlink in support of its Advanced Battlefield management system during a live-fire exercise. They demonstrated Starlink connected to a "variety of air and terrestrial assets" including the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.[262]

6 posted on 06/10/2022 10:11:01 AM PDT by Pollard (If there's a question mark in the headline, the answer should always be No.)
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