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References:
References
[1] https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/f...
[2]https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...
[3] https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/down...
[4]https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/s...
[5] http://www.m2optics.com/blog/bid/7058...
[6] https://www.commscope.com/Docs/Latenc...
[7] https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/ar...
[8] https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/s...
[9] http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10062262/7...
[10]    • Starlink revisions, Nov 2018  
[11] https://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...
[12] https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachmen... https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachmen...
[13] http://www.satsig.net/latency.htm
[14] https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/12...
[15] https://www.digisat.org/kymeta-kyway-...
[16] https://www.govtech.com/network/Deplo...

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