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Mark Handley[1] has done a number of videos running the numbers based on published Starlink numbers, both with and without the inter-satellite laser links.

It's been a while since I watched them, but I recall that even without laser links, they can beat any of the terrestrial links over a certain distance - because the terrestrial links can't get direct-LOS.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-k1j7M2-hBfXeECd9YAQ_g




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